Gravestone Land to the North of the Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Rossendale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 June 2011. Gravestone.
Gravestone Land to the North of the Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- woven-pinnacle-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rossendale
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen MP: Andy MacNae (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 June 2011
- Type
- Gravestone
- OS grid reference
- SD 823 227
- Coordinates
- 53.70098, -2.26926
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gravestone to the north of the Old Rectory is a 19th-century memorial marking the burial of James Ormerod. It is situated on the edge of allotment land behind the gardens of houses along the south side of Patrick Crescent.
Made from local sandstone, the gravestone is laid flat and aligned approximately east-west, positioned about 0.5 meters above the ground. It rests on four square-section stone baluster supports that stand on a rough stone-flagged plinth. The gravestone features a continuous curved moulding around its upper and lower edges. The inscription is in a serifed font, topped with elaborate copperplate script, and reads: 'BENEATH / are deposited the earthly / remains of JAMES ORMEROD / Innkeeper; who departed / This Life the 8th Day of Novr / 1817, in the 57th Year of his Age / Dear loving faithfull father now farewell / With whom it was my Happiness to dwell / With whom I was united Heart with Heart / From whom it was so painful thus to part / Yet shall the gracious Hand that took thee hence, / By Love divine thy Absence recompense / Prepare me for the bliss thou hast & then / Eternity unite us both again. / When we this good man's life explore / We cannot but avow / What e're this place has been before / Tis consecrated now.'
Local climate
Gravestone Land to the North of the Old Rectory 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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