Tombstone to 1 metre east of south porch of St Werburgh's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Bolsover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 March 1989. A C18 Tombstone.
Tombstone to 1 metre east of south porch of St Werburgh's Church
- WRENN ID
- lesser-pewter-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bolsover
- Constituency
- Bolsover MP: Natalie Fleet (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 March 1989
- Type
- Tombstone
- OS grid reference
- SK 443 584
- Coordinates
- 53.12094, -1.33814
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a double tombstone located 1 metre east of the south porch of St Werburgh's Church, dating from around 1734. It is made of gritstone and features twin semi-circular headed stones that stand approximately 2 feet high. The east-facing sides of the stones are inscribed, with the inscriptions flanked by incised fluted pilasters that have moulded capitals. The tombstone commemorates Richard and Hannah Brown, who died in 1719 and 1734 respectively.
Local climate
Tombstone to 1 metre east of south porch of St Werburgh's Church receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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