Grave Slab (Shyrte) Approximately 5 Metres South of South Porch 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.

Grave Slab (Shyrte) Approximately 5 Metres South of South Porch of Church of All Saints

WRENN ID
hidden-pier-raven
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 284 079
Coordinates
53.56735, -1.57135
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a grave slab located approximately 5 metres south of the south porch of the Church of All Saints in Cawthorne. It dates from the mid-17th century and is made of sandstone. The slab features straight incised line borders.

The main inscription reads: "Hic iacet Willmi Shyrte de Cawth orne lanes qui - obijt nono Die - Iunij 1630 natus anns sexaginta octo Vicessimo - Nono Die Ianuacij Ultimo preterito WS," and below it: "Hic iacet Johannes Shirte junior de Caw thorne lanes qui obijt Duodecino die Febr Anno Domi 1664 Sui no sum Estis no eritis."

There are also two later inscriptions around the edge: "Here lyth interred the body of John Shirt late of Cawthorne Lanes. He departed this life the 1st day of September 1737 aged 71 years," and "Sarah daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Shirt of Cawthorne Lanes who died 12th of February 1770 aged 19 years."

Local climate

Grave Slab (Shyrte) Approximately 5 Metres South of South Porch 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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