Anderson, Colley and 2 Other Headstones Approx 2-10 Yards South of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Headstones.

Anderson, Colley and 2 Other Headstones Approx 2-10 Yards South of Church of St Andrew

WRENN ID
vast-balcony-blackthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 August 1986
Type
Headstones
Address
Anderson, Colley and 2 Other Headstones Approx 2-10 Yards South of Church of St Andrew, Belsay
OS grid reference
NZ 092 825
Coordinates
55.13755, -1.85655
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This listing describes a group of four headstones made of sandstone, located approximately 2-10 yards south of the Church of St. Andrew.

From right to left, the headstones are as follows:

1) The first headstone dates to 1736 and features a small tablet with a scrolled pedimented top, where the scrolls frame a skull. The inscription is worn.

2) The second headstone belongs to the Anderson family and dates from 1782 to 1792. It stands about 3 feet high and has a shaped pedimented top that is carved with angels and scrolls.

3) The third headstone is for Robert Colley and dates to the mid-18th century. It has an elaborately shaped and moulded pedimented top, vigorously carved with two angels and wings, along with a skull, crossbones, and hourglass below.

4) The fourth headstone dates to 1741 and features a shaped pedimented top carved with an hourglass and skull, with high relief bones on the reverse side.

Local climate

Anderson, Colley and 2 Other Headstones Approx 2-10 Yards South of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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