Pair of Grave Slabs (Shaw, Longley) Approximately 3 Metres East 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. Grave slab.

Pair of Grave Slabs (Shaw, Longley) Approximately 3 Metres East of South Chapel of Church of All Saints

WRENN ID
dusk-gateway-thyme
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
53.56745, -1.57082
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This pair of grave slabs, located approximately 3 metres east of the south chapel of the Church of All Saints, dates from the mid and early 18th century and is made of sandstone. The left slab features a simply moulded edge with rounded top corners and commemorates the daughter of Thorn and Mary Shaw of Gawber Hall, who died on 12th November 1747. It also notes the death of Mary Shaw on 4th December 1750 at the age of 29, and John Shaw, son of Thom Shaw, who died on 18th December 1751 at the age of 1 year.

The right slab has a decorative surround that is arched at the top and is dedicated to Martha, the wife of Thomas Longley, who died on 10th November 1716. It also commemorates John Longley of Raw Green, who died on 20th April 1767, and Ann, the wife of John Longley, who died on 7th November 1763 at the age of 74.

Local climate

Pair of Grave Slabs (Shaw, Longley) Approximately 3 Metres East 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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