Monument Approximately 19 Metres West of Tower of Priory Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1995. Tomb.
Monument Approximately 19 Metres West of Tower of Priory Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- rooted-obsidian-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lancaster
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 March 1995
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SD 473 619
- Coordinates
- 54.05082, -2.80612
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This monument, located approximately 19 metres west of the tower of the Priory Church of St Mary in Lancaster, is a tomb chest and effigy dating from the mid-19th century. It is made of marble set on a sandstone plinth and features cast-iron railings. The rectangular tomb chest has clasping pilasters and displays the effigy of a young woman in a flowing gown, depicted half-reclining with her head resting on her right hand. Originally, the tomb was surrounded by cast-iron railings, but only two sides remain, and they are in damaged condition. The railings include colonnette standards at the corners and are decorated with cusped Gothic arches. Although the inscription is now illegible, the memorial is believed to commemorate Ann Rothwell, the wife of William Talbot Rothwell of Foxholes, Bay Horse.
Local climate
Monument Approximately 19 Metres West of Tower of Priory Church of St Mary sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,400 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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