Robson Headstone 8 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. A 1785 Headstone.
Robson Headstone 8 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- woven-chamber-fern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- NZ 130 812
- Coordinates
- 55.12572, -1.79687
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Robson headstone, dating from 1785, is located 8 metres south-west of the porch of the Church of St. Mary in Whalton Village. It is made of sandstone and features a scrolly shaped top with beaded edge moulding. The headstone is adorned with a carving of cherubs holding an open book above the cherub's head and wings, with a self-swallowing serpent on the left and an hourglass on the right, while a dove hovers above. Below the carving, there is an inscription that reads: "The burial place of RA. ROBSON late of Huntlaw ...."
Local climate
Robson Headstone 8 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St Mary receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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