Tomb of Edward and Elizabeth Birley in Churchyard Circa 50 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Fylde local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1986. Tomb.
Tomb of Edward and Elizabeth Birley in Churchyard Circa 50 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Michael
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Fylde
- Constituency
- Fylde MP: Mr Andrew Snowden (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SD 427 323
- Coordinates
- 53.78405, -2.87032
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Edward and Elizabeth Birley, located in the churchyard approximately 50 meters southeast of the porch of the Church of St. Michael, dates from around 1836. It is made of Carboniferous limestone and is designed in the style of a Greek sarcophagus, resting on a plinth. The tomb chest features a battered, simply panelled design and has a plain, monolithic roof-slab that is shaped with low cross-pediments and antefixae. This tomb commemorates Edward Birley, who was the younger brother of the builder of Hillside on Preston Street and died in 1811, along with his wife Elizabeth, who passed away in 1836.
Local climate
Tomb of Edward and Elizabeth Birley in Churchyard Circa 50 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Michael sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,360 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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