Smith Headstone 2 Metres South-West of Porch of Church of St. Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 1986. Headstone.
Smith Headstone 2 Metres South-West of Porch of Church of St. Andrew
- WRENN ID
- cold-iron-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 June 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 045 551
- Coordinates
- 54.89141, -1.93093
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smith headstone, dating from 1756, is located 2 metres south-west of the porch of the Church of St. Andrew. It is made of sandstone and features a shaped top that encloses a sunk panel. This panel displays a mask flanked by serpentine draperies hung from crowns, above upraised arms, a circled snake, and a scythe. The headstone bears an inscription dedicated to Joseph Smith.
Local climate
Smith Headstone 2 Metres South-West of Porch of Church of St. Andrew receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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