Robert Martin graveslab in churchyard approximately 1 metre west of south porch of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Barnsley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 1988. Graveslab.
Robert Martin graveslab in churchyard approximately 1 metre west of south porch of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- buried-portal-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Barnsley
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge MP: Dr Marie Tidball (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 April 1988
- Type
- Graveslab
- OS grid reference
- SE 246 033
- Coordinates
- 53.52588, -1.62976
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Robert Martin graveslab is located in the churchyard approximately 1 metre west of the south porch of the Church of St John. This graveslab dates from 1755 and is made of stone. It features a raised design with a well-cut inscription commemorating Robert Martin, the son of Thomas Martin of Moor Hall, a paper maker, who died in 1755. The inscription also mentions Mary, the wife of Thomas, who died in 1759. The edges of the stone are decorated with incised scroll patterns.
Local climate
Robert Martin graveslab in churchyard approximately 1 metre west of south porch of Church of St John 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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