Headstone to William Young, Sculcoates Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Kingston upon Hull, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 February 2005. Headstone.

Headstone to William Young, Sculcoates Cemetery

WRENN ID
drifting-obsidian-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kingston upon Hull, City of
Constituency
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham MP: Dame Diana Johnson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 February 2005
Type
Headstone
Address
Headstone to William Young, Sculcoates Cemetery, Sculcoates Lane
OS grid reference
TA 094 307
Coordinates
53.76141, -0.34067
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The headstone to William Young, located in Sculcoates Cemetery, dates from 1835 and is made of slate. It features a flat rectangular shape with a Greek revival style semi-circular top that has ears. The inscription reads: "WILLIAM YOUNG / who spent his early life in the defence / of his Country / Till the close of the War, he was Paymasters Clerk to the Depot / of the Army at Hull / died 5th Dec 1835 / aged 67." Above the inscription, there are faint free-style scrolls. The headstone also includes a base-relief of a globe surrounded by a scroll, an open book, a cannon, cannonballs, a bayonet, a sabre, and a flag, all enclosed within the semi-circle of the arched top.

Local climate

Headstone to William Young, Sculcoates Cemetery receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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