Hedley and Robson Tombs Circa 20 Yards South-East of Church of St Francis is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 January 1988. Tomb.
Hedley and Robson Tombs Circa 20 Yards South-East of Church of St Francis
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-remnant-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 January 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- NT 770 023
- Coordinates
- 55.31449, -2.36267
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hedley and Robson tombs, located approximately 20 yards southeast of the Church of St. Francis, consist of two table tombs. The tomb of Susan Hedley dates from 1723 and features a top with moulded edges and a scrolled surround for the inscription. It includes symbols of mortality at the west end and symbols of eternity at the east end, supported by six urn balusters. The tomb of Isabel Robson, dating from the mid-18th century, has a plain top also supported by six urn balusters.
Local climate
Hedley and Robson Tombs Circa 20 Yards South-East of Church of St Francis receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 63 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 41 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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