Grave Slab of Mary 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 Mary Lancashire in Churchyard of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
stark-alcove-gorse
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 Mary Lancashire in Churchyard of Church of St Mary, Church Lane, Prestwich, Greater Manchester
OS grid reference
SD 811 036
Coordinates
53.52934, -2.28628
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a rectangular grave slab made of sandstone, located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary. It features incised carvings, including a decorative border. At the foot of the slab, there is a large scroll motif containing a diamond, with the initials 'J.S.' above it, which may refer to the stonemason. The main inscription is in widely spaced lettering and reads, "Here resteth the Body of/ Mary The Wife of John/ Lancashire of Prestwich/ Bur March 27th 1672." There is an additional inscription in a different style of widely spaced lettering that states, "Alfo the Body of John/ Lancafhire of Bowlee/ who was Buried Sept 23rd 1711/ Alfo of Ann his Wife/ Buried October 31st 1726." Below these inscriptions, further family names from the 18th and 19th centuries have been added in smaller writing and standard lettering.

Local climate

Grave Slab of Mary 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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