Tomb of William Birley and Others 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. A Victorian Monument.
Tomb of William Birley and Others in Churchyard Circa 50 Metres South East of the Porch of the Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-truss-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Fylde
- Constituency
- Fylde MP: Mr Andrew Snowden (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Victorian
- OS grid reference
- SD 427 323
- Coordinates
- 53.78409, -2.87031
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of William Birley and others is a mid-19th century monument located approximately 50 meters southeast of the porch of the Church of St. Michael in Kirkham. It is constructed from sandstone and enclosed by cast-iron railings featuring an ogee pattern. The tomb is designed in the form of a Gothic tabernacle, which is square in shape and has four elaborately gabled faces. It is flanked by crocketed pinnacles and topped with a spirelet. Each face of the tomb has panels with inscriptions. This tomb was originally built for William Birley, who died in 1850, and his first wife Mary, who died in 1819. William Birley was the owner of the Kirkham Linen Mill and constructed Hillside on Preston Street.
Local climate
Tomb of William Birley and Others 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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