Gravestone in the Grounds of Orchard Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Rossendale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 June 2011. Gravestone.
Gravestone in the Grounds of Orchard Cottage
- WRENN ID
- over-forge-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rossendale
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen MP: Andy MacNae (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 June 2011
- Type
- Gravestone
- Address
- Gravestone in the Grounds of Orchard Cottage, Bonfire Hill Road
- OS grid reference
- SD 812 253
- Coordinates
- 53.72443, -2.28636
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gravestone in the grounds of Orchard Cottage is an 18th-century memorial marking the burial of James Haworth. It is made of local sandstone and is laid flat, aligned east-west in the rear garden of Orchard Cottage, which is situated between Major Street and Bonfire Hill. The gravestone is positioned at the corner of a lawn, with paving on two sides, and is set flush with the ground. It features a continuous moulding around its edges and has a serifed inscription that reads: 'hear was intered the Bodey of / James Haworth of this Place who de / parted this life 2th Jenuary 1772 Aged 63 / My loving spouse and Children Dear / I trust you to my Jesus care / weep not for me my souls at Rest / with Christ the lord my Rightiousness / Although my flesh within this tomb / must moulder until Jesus come / the trump of God will break my sleep / Dry up your tears pray Do not weep.'
Local climate
Gravestone in the Grounds of Orchard Cottage 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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