Table Tomb and Surrounding Railings to John Fawcett's Grave in Wainsgate Baptist Church Graveyard is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 December 1984. Tomb.
Table Tomb and Surrounding Railings to John Fawcett's Grave in Wainsgate Baptist Church Graveyard
- WRENN ID
- crooked-rubble-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 December 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Table Tomb and Surrounding Railings to John Fawcett's Grave in Wainsgate Baptist Church Graveyard, Wainsgate Lane, Wadsworth
- OS grid reference
- SD 998 287
- Coordinates
- 53.75525, -2.00401
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The table tomb and surrounding railings mark the grave of John Fawcett, a Doctor of Divinity from Ewood Hall, who passed away on July 15th, 1817, at the age of 77. The tomb is constructed of ashlar with dressed stone walls and features coping. It is surrounded by cast iron railings topped with spear finials. The tomb itself has a moulded plinth, shallow incised sides, and a large overlapping slab that bears inscriptions. It is enclosed by three dwarf walls, arranged in a rectangular shape with an opening at the west end.
Local climate
Table Tomb and Surrounding Railings to John Fawcett's Grave in Wainsgate Baptist Church Graveyard sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 53 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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