Raised Grave Slab (Swift) Approximately 3 Metres South of South Door of South Chapel of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Barnsley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1987. A C18 Grave slab.

Raised Grave Slab (Swift) Approximately 3 Metres South of South Door of South Chapel of Church of All Saints

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Penistone and Stocksbridge MP: Dr Marie Tidball (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 November 1987
Type
Grave slab
OS grid reference
SE 285 079
Coordinates
53.56741, -1.57098
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This raised grave slab, dating from around 1741, is located approximately 3 metres south of the south door of the south chapel of the Church of All Saints. It is made of sandstone and features a moulded edge that continues to form an arch at the top. The slab commemorates Christopher, the son of John and Elizabeth Swift of Waterslack, who died on 5th December 1741 at the age of 6 years. It also honors Catherine, their daughter, who died in 1778 at the age of 23; Joseph, their son, who died in 1779 at the age of 31; John Swift, who died on 30th April 1778 at the age of 76; Elizabeth Swift, who died on 2nd June 1806 at the age of 90; and George Swift, their son, who died on 28th April 1821 at the age of 69.

Local climate

Raised Grave Slab (Swift) Approximately 3 Metres South of South Door of South Chapel of Church of All Saints receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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