Pair of Headstones 1 Metre East of Church of St Cuthbert is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1986. Headstone.
Pair of Headstones 1 Metre East of Church of St Cuthbert
- WRENN ID
- woven-outpost-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington MP: Ian Lavery (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 December 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 260 818
- Coordinates
- 55.13, -1.5927
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This pair of headstones, dating from the 19th century, is located 1 metre east of the Church of St. Cuthbert in Bedlington. They are made of sandstone. The southern headstone features an inscription commemorating Elizabeth Burdon, the wife of William Burdon of Hartford. The inscription highlights her virtues, describing her as possessing more virtues and fewer faults than is typical, with characteristics such as prudence and good sense. It notes her as a spirited yet gentle and humane individual, a dutiful wife, a tender mother, and a kind friend. Elizabeth suffered from consumption, beginning on October 5, 1805, and passed away on September 17, 1806, at the age of 31, leaving a deep sense of loss among those who knew her.
The northern headstone includes a medallion depicting an inverted boat and commemorates Sarah, the wife of Peter Stavers, who died in 1863, along with their son Wilkinson. Wilkinson drowned in a storm in the Cattegat in 1864, along with his wife Hannah and the entire crew of the Brig Robert and Mary of Blyth.
Local climate
Pair of Headstones 1 Metre East of Church of St Cuthbert receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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