Pair of Slabs to Martha Balmforth 1795 and Benjamin Hopperton 1785 Approximately 20 Metres East of Corner of North Transept 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. Monument.
Pair of Slabs to Martha Balmforth 1795 and Benjamin Hopperton 1785 Approximately 20 Metres East of Corner of North Transept of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
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- 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
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SE 264 280
- Coordinates
- 53.74797, -1.60104
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of stone slabs located approximately 20 meters east of the corner of the north transept of the Church of St Mary. The slabs date from around 1785 and 1795 and are made of ashlar. They are raised on weathered panelled sides. The left tomb is inscribed: "In Memory of Martha Balmforth, who departed this life April the 13th 1795, aged 39." The right tomb is inscribed: "In Memory of the Revd. Benjamin Hopperton, Schoolmaster of Morley, who died August 30th 1785, in the 68 year of his age." Each slab features a semicircular-carved arch with punched spandrels that contain paterae. These slabs are included for their group value.
Local climate
Pair of Slabs to Martha Balmforth 1795 and Benjamin Hopperton 1785 Approximately 20 Metres East of Corner of North Transept 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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