Font Approximately 30 Metres South of Tetley Hall is a Grade II listed building in the North Lincolnshire local planning authority area, England. Font.

Font Approximately 30 Metres South of Tetley Hall

WRENN ID
gilded-frieze-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Lincolnshire
Constituency
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme MP: Lee Pitcher (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Font
OS grid reference
SE 776 117
Coordinates
53.59645, -0.82884
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The font, located approximately 30 metres south of Tetley Hall, is likely from the mid 17th century and is made of limestone. It features a tub shape with a square lower section and an octagonal upper section. The east side has two roughly inscribed 17th-century dates, with the lower one possibly reading 1660, though the final figures are very worn. This font is reputed to have originated from the Protestant church in the fortified settlement at Sandtoft, which was established in the mid 17th century by Dutch drainers. The church was vandalised by local commoners in 1651 and 1656, but it presumably returned to use before falling into ruins by 1686. It is believed that the font was retrieved by a member of the Stovin family from Tetley Hall, possibly George Stovin the antiquary, who likely inscribed the dates. The font is included in the listing partly due to its historical associations.

Local climate

Font Approximately 30 Metres South of Tetley Hall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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