Three Linked Monuments to Members of Lonsdale Family, C12 Metres South of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Rossendale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1984. Tomb.
Three Linked Monuments to Members of Lonsdale Family, C12 Metres South of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- sombre-tracery-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rossendale
- Constituency
- Hyndburn MP: Sarah Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SD 785 235
- Coordinates
- 53.70819, -2.32573
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Three linked monuments to members of the Lonsdale family are located about 12 metres south of the Church of St. James. These tomb chests are dedicated to Richard Lonsdale, who died in 1776, Ellen Lonsdale, who died in 1770, and John Lonsdale, who died in 1816. They are made of dressed stone and feature panelled sides, with lids that are lettered and decorated. The three lids share a matching style, each displaying lengthy inscriptions in shouldered panels. The upper corners of the spandrels are adorned in relief with primitive-style winged faces. The inscription on the first tomb identifies Richard Lonsdale as a "Corn Chandler" from this town, while the second notes Ellen as the wife of John Lonsdale, described as a "MERCHANT of this Town," with the word "merchant" appearing in a hollow left by the erasure of another word.
Local climate
Three Linked Monuments to Members of Lonsdale Family, C12 Metres South of Church of St James sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 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 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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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