Duckworth Monument C10 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. Monument.
Duckworth Monument C10 Metres South of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-pier-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rossendale
- Constituency
- Hyndburn MP: Sarah Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1984
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SD 785 235
- Coordinates
- 53.70824, -2.32572
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Duckworth monument, located about 10 metres south of the Church of St. James, is a tomb chest dedicated to Elizabeth, daughter of James Schofield and wife of Hugh Duckworth, who died in 1754 at the age of 19. The monument is made of dressed stone and features panelled sides. Its lid is lettered and includes some incised decorations, primarily two winged faces in a primitive style positioned between the dedication and the verses.
Local climate
Duckworth Monument C10 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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