Pair of Chest Tombs to the Asquith Family C1827 and 1854 Approximately 25 Metres North West of West Door of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Tombs.
Pair of Chest Tombs to the Asquith Family C1827 and 1854 Approximately 25 Metres North West of West Door of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- cold-entrance-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds South West and Morley MP: Mark Sewards (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1986
- Type
- Tombs
- OS grid reference
- SE 263 280
- Coordinates
- 53.7478, -1.60193
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This pair of chest tombs, dating from around 1827 and 1854, is located approximately 25 meters northwest of the west door of the Church of St. Mary. They are set within a raised stone surround and are constructed of ashlar. Each tomb is rectangular with corner balusters, featuring three paterae set within circles on the sides and paterae in ovals on the end panels. The tombs have gauge-carved friezes and the slabs are edged with moulding. The left tomb commemorates "Mary Dixon Asquith, Eldest Daughter of Joshua and Charlotte Asquith, died March 31st 1854." The right tomb is dedicated to "Joshua Asquith of Morley," who died on October 22nd, 1827, as well as other family members. These tombs are included for their group value.
Local climate
Pair of Chest Tombs to the Asquith Family C1827 and 1854 Approximately 25 Metres North West of West Door of Church of St Mary receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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