Mausoleum of Mary Beaumont 5 Metres to East of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1984. Mausoleum.
Mausoleum of Mary Beaumont 5 Metres to East of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- long-transept-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Colne Valley MP: Paul Davies (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 January 1984
- Type
- Mausoleum
- OS grid reference
- SE 115 097
- Coordinates
- 53.58454, -1.82636
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The mausoleum of Mary Beaumont, located 5 meters east of the Church of St. Mary, is a Grade II listed structure built in memory of Mary Beaumont, the only child of Joseph and Eleanor Hirst of Wilshaw, who passed away on June 9th, 1859, at the age of 27. This highly elaborate octagonal monument is constructed from ashlar stone and stands on a square moulded plinth. Each of its eight sides features round arches supported by squat, clustered red granite colonnettes.
Four of the sides display commemorative plaques made of marble and red granite. One plaque contains a lengthy inscription detailing the virtues of Mary Beaumont, while the others commemorate Joseph Hirst, who died on December 11th, 1874, and Eleanor Hirst, who died on April 26th, 1881, with one plaque being plain. The remaining four sides have niches that house carved limestone figures of Joseph and Eleanor Hirst, along with two angels.
At the top of the mausoleum are four triangular pediments, each adorned with Joseph Hirst's armorial bearings and the motto "DEUS MEI FORTITUDO" in the tympanum. The pediments are embellished with foliage cresting, and the entire structure is crowned by a large draped urn.
Local climate
Mausoleum of Mary Beaumont 5 Metres to East of Church of St Mary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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