Lawton Chest Tomb to East of Church of St. Chad is a Grade II listed building in the Oldham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1986. Chest tomb.
Lawton Chest Tomb to East of Church of St. Chad
- WRENN ID
- outer-attic-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oldham
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth MP: Debbie Abrahams (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Lawton Chest Tomb to East of Church of St. Chad, Church Lane, Saddleworth
- OS grid reference
- SE 007 064
- Coordinates
- 53.55428, -1.98967
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lawton chest tomb, dating from the 18th century, is located to the east of the Church of St. Chad in Uppermill. This chest tomb is made of stone and features an inscribed slab that is supported by blind balustrading with turned half-balusters and panelled corner dies. The slab is adorned with a carved decorative panel at the top and bears the inscription: "Here Alice Daughter of Joseph Lawton of Dobcross Gentleman was buried the 7th Day of July Anno Dom 1764." It also commemorates Mary, the wife of Joseph, who died in 1772, and Joseph Lawton himself, who passed away in 1788.
Local climate
Lawton Chest Tomb to East of Church of St. Chad sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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