Grave Slab of James Lancashire in Churchyard of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Bury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 2012. Grave slab.
Grave Slab of James Lancashire in Churchyard of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- iron-joist-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury South MP: Christian Wakeford (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 2012
- Type
- Grave slab
- Address
- Grave Slab of James Lancashire in Churchyard of Church of St Mary, Church Lane, Prestwich, Greater Manchester
- OS grid reference
- SD 811 036
- Coordinates
- 53.52934, -2.28627
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grave slab of James Lancashire is a rectangular sandstone piece located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary. It features deep incised carvings, including a double border and a crenellated band at the top. This band has raised arches at each end and in the center, beneath which is an angel's head with large outstretched wings on either side. The slab bears an italicized inscription that reads: "Here is Interred the Bodies of/ James Lancashire of Langley/ Gent who Departed this life Nov 11th/ 1737 Aged 71/ Also Alice his Wife Died July 2nd 1747/ Aged 79 Years/ Also Josiah Lancashire of Bowlee/ who Departed this life October 24th/ 1729 Aged 52 Also Mary his Wife." Additionally, there are further mid-18th century, non-italicized names inscribed below.
Local climate
Grave Slab of James Lancashire in Churchyard of Church of St Mary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,060 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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