Dixon Monument in North-West Corner of Wetheral Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Dixon Monument in North-West Corner of Wetheral Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- stony-beam-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Carlisle MP: Ms Julie Minns (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- NY 467 544
- Coordinates
- 54.88161, -2.83105
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dixon monument is located in the north-west corner of Wetheral Churchyard. It commemorates Joseph Dixon of Broadwath, who died on 8 August 1844 at the age of 45. The monument is made of carved and moulded red sandstone and stands 2 metres high in a Grecian style. It features a chamfered base and a squared column that is inscribed on three sides. The top is adorned with a cornice and an ornate carved vase. There is no mason's name recorded on the monument. In addition to Joseph Dixon's inscription, it also records the deaths of other family members. The monument is included partly for its group value with the nearby Wetheral Church.
Local climate
Dixon Monument in North-West Corner of Wetheral Churchyard sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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