Guidestone formerly near Bawhead is a Grade II listed building in the Pendle local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1988. A C17 Guidestone.
Guidestone formerly near Bawhead
- WRENN ID
- inner-corridor-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Pendle
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe MP: Jonathan Hinder (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1988
- Type
- Guidestone
- Address
- Guidestone formerly near Bawhead, Guidestone 10m South of the Old Grammar School, School Lane, Earby
- OS grid reference
- SD 906 469
- Coordinates
- 53.91863, -2.14342
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Guidestone, located approximately 10 meters south of the Old Grammar School in Earby, dates from the 17th century or early 18th century, specifically before 1738. It stands about 2 feet high and features an inscription in relief that reads "TOSKIPTON/ TOCOLN" with no spacing between the words. The 'n' in "Skipton" and the second line are presented in mirror writing.
Historically, the right side of the stone is inscribed with "TO/ BLAC/ KBURN," with the 'N' being reversed. According to the Earby History Society, this suggests that the stone was originally located on Long Lane, near a now-lost settlement called Bawhead. The stone was discovered in the 1920s by workmen who were installing benches and was subsequently used as the base for a sundial at Cowgarth Farm until 1936. It was then moved to the council yard on Victoria Road in Earby. After the Second World War, it was placed in the memorial gardens in Sough, but was relocated in 1997 as it was thought to interfere with Remembrance services. Since no distances are provided on the stone, it is classified as a direction stone or guide stone rather than a milestone, as distances became mandatory on new stones after 1738.
Local climate
Guidestone formerly near Bawhead sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,190 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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