Bethuell Stimpson monument at Cromer Old Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 August 2020. Headstone.
Bethuell Stimpson monument at Cromer Old Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- pitched-marble-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Norfolk
- Constituency
- North Norfolk MP: Steff Aquarone (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 August 2020
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Bethuell Stimpson monument at Cromer Old Cemetery, Bethuell Stimpson Monument Approximately 15m North of the Chapel, Holt Road, NR27 9EB
- OS grid reference
- TG 211 419
- Coordinates
- 52.92957, 1.28962
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone for Bethuell Stimpson, dating from around 1903, located in Cromer Old Cemetery. It is made of carved stone and features plain sides that curve to a slight point at the top. At the top of the headstone, there is a relief of a small sailing boat with its sail fully unfurled. The inscription notes that Bethuell Stimpson passed away in 1902 and was the husband of Sarah Stimpson. This headstone commemorates a member of a local fishing family and showcases fine relief carving. It is part of a group that includes the listed chapel and three other listed headstones in the cemetery.
Local climate
Bethuell Stimpson monument at Cromer Old Cemetery receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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