Bust of John English at West Corner of Church Chare is a Grade II listed building in the Gateshead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 November 1985. Monument.
Bust of John English at West Corner of Church Chare
- WRENN ID
- mired-gargoyle-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham MP: Mark Ferguson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 November 1985
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Bust of John English at West Corner of Church Chare, Front Street
- OS grid reference
- NZ 208 612
- Coordinates
- 54.94585, -1.6762
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The bust of John English is a memorial located at the west corner of Church Chare in Whickham, created in 1860 by John Norven of Swalwell to honor John English, a renowned mason known for his strength. The memorial is made of sandstone and features a rusticated square plinth supporting the pedestal and bust of English. Originally positioned on Fellside, the bust was moved beside the house built by English, as arranged by Tyne and Wear County Council. This information is documented in W. Bourn's "Annals of the Parish of Whickham," published in 1982.
Local climate
Bust of John English at West Corner of Church Chare receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% 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 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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