Memorial to Gillespie Children C 10 Yards South of St Cuthbert's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1985. A 18th century Monument.
Memorial to Gillespie Children C 10 Yards South of St Cuthbert's Church
- WRENN ID
- gentle-corridor-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 March 1985
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- 18th century
- OS grid reference
- NY 837 832
- Coordinates
- 55.1432, -2.25629
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a memorial located in the churchyard, approximately 10 yards south of St. Cuthbert's Church. Although it is undated, it is likely from the mid-18th century. The memorial is made of sandstone and features a scrolled top with a cherub's head positioned between the scrolls. The inscription, which is framed in a cartouche, reads: "Here lie the bodies of Thomas, Mary & Thomas Children of Wm Gillespie Miller: who all died young."
Local climate
Memorial to Gillespie Children C 10 Yards South of St Cuthbert's Church receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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