Headstone of William Huggins, Churchyard of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1984. Headstone.
Headstone of William Huggins, Churchyard of St James
- WRENN ID
- crooked-glass-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 1984
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Headstone of William Huggins, Churchyard of St James, Pepper Street, Christleton
- OS grid reference
- SJ 440 657
- Coordinates
- 53.18551, -2.83802
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The headstone of William Huggins is located in the churchyard of St. James and is dated 1884. It features a pointed arched slab made of pink sandstone, with a carved posy of flowers above the inscription. The inscription includes details about William Huggins, described as an historic and animal painter of acknowledged eminence, noted for being a just and compassionate man who would neither tread on a worm nor cringe to an emperor. The stone also commemorates his brother Samuel, an architectural historian, and his sister Hannah. William Huggins spent the later part of his life at Rock House in Christleton, where he reportedly kept wild animals in the cellars to draw from life.
Local climate
Headstone of William Huggins, Churchyard of St James receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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