Grey Memorial 30 Metres South West of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. A 1917 Graveyard monument.

Grey Memorial 30 Metres South West of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
lapsed-chamber-indigo
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Graveyard monument
OS grid reference
NU 248 173
Coordinates
55.44953, -1.60904
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Grey Memorial, located 30 metres south-west of the Church of St. Michael, is a free-standing cross that serves as a graveyard monument, erected in 1917. It is constructed from ashlar stone and features a low panelled wall with a central inscribed tablet dedicated to Albert Henry George, the 4th Earl Grey, who died in 1917. The tablet notes his roles as Administrator of Rhodesia from 1896 to 1898, Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland from 1899 to 1904, and Governor General of Canada from 1904 to 1911, as well as mentioning his wife, Alice, who passed away in 1944. Above the tablet is a Celtic cross set on a tall tapered shaft. There are additional inscriptions for later family members located at the rear of the memorial. This monument is included for its historic interest.

Local climate

Grey Memorial 30 Metres South West of Church of St Michael receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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