Pair of Raised Graveslabs (Denton) Approximately 4 Metres South West of Tower 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. Monument.
Pair of Raised Graveslabs (Denton) Approximately 4 Metres South West of Tower of Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- other-minaret-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnsley
- Constituency
- Barnsley North MP: Dan Jarvis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SE 310 099
- Coordinates
- 53.58488, -1.5319
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This pair of raised graveslabs dates from the late 17th century and is located approximately 4 metres southwest of the tower of the Church of All Saints in Denton. They are made of sandstone and are positioned side by side, featuring a simple incised line surround and stylised winged heads in the top corners.
The left slab commemorates John Denton Senior of Broadroyd Head, a yeoman, and his wife Anna, who died in 1688, while he passed away in 1704. It also mentions Joanna, the wife of John Denton, tenant of Birthwaite, who died in 1711.
The right slab is dedicated to Sarah, the wife of John Denton Junior of Broadroyd Read, who died in 1693, and Nathan, their son, who died in 1695. This slab also includes other family members who passed away from the early 18th century to 1755.
Local climate
Pair of Raised Graveslabs (Denton) Approximately 4 Metres South West of Tower of Church of All Saints receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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