Group of Four Tombstones Approximately Two Metres East of Porch of Church of St John Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1987. Tombstones.
Group of Four Tombstones Approximately Two Metres East of Porch of Church of St John Baptist
- WRENN ID
- former-belfry-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1987
- Type
- Tombstones
- OS grid reference
- NZ 185 119
- Coordinates
- 54.50273, -1.71554
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This group of four tombstones, dating from the 18th century, is located approximately two metres east of the porch of the Church of St John Baptist in Stanwick. The tombstones are made of ashlar sandstone and are arranged in a row.
From left to right, the first is a short slab with a scrolled top, featuring paterae in the apex volutes and a moulded frame around the inscription commemorating Robert Sewell, who died in 1719. The second slab also has a scrolled top with paterae on the apex volutes and a moulding to the scroll, commemorating Ann Sewell of "High-close," who died in 1761. The third slab has a bow-shaped top with moulded foliage and a worn inscription commemorating Jane, the wife of Rich'd Wh---. The fourth slab is designed as an aedicule, with an hour-glass and skull and cross-bones depicted in lozenge-shaped frames in the tympanum, along with a frame for a worn inscription commemorating Richard Sewell, likely from the later 18th century.
Local climate
Group of Four Tombstones Approximately Two Metres East of Porch of Church of St John Baptist receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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