Graveslab (Couldwell) Approximately 8 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. A C18 Graveslab.

Graveslab (Couldwell) Approximately 8 Metres South West of Tower of Church of All Saints

WRENN ID
sombre-mullion-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Penistone and Stocksbridge MP: Dr Marie Tidball (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 November 1987
Type
Graveslab
OS grid reference
SE 290 058
Coordinates
53.5484, -1.56295
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This graveslab, dating from around 1711, is located approximately 8 metres south west of the tower of the Church of All Saints in Silkstone. It is made of sandstone and features incised decoration along the edges, with a dividing line that runs lengthways down the stone, each section topped with arched decoration. The left section is dedicated to Elizabeth, the daughter of John Couldwell of Simhill, who died on 28th December 1711 at the age of 19. Below this, in later lettering, is the dedication to Sarah, the wife of James Hirst, who died on 15th September 1740. The right section is dedicated to John, the son of John Couldwell of Simhill, who died on 23rd October 1711, and also to James Hirst, who died on 10th January 1771 at the age of 81 years.

Local climate

Graveslab (Couldwell) Approximately 8 Metres South West of Tower of Church of All Saints receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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