Group of 3 Raised Tomb Slabs Set Between Central Buttresses to North Aisle 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. Tomb slab.
Group of 3 Raised Tomb Slabs Set Between Central Buttresses to North Aisle of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- worn-grate-dew
- 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
- Tomb slab
- Address
- Group of 3 Raised Tomb Slabs Set Between Central Buttresses to North Aisle of Church of St Mary, Troy Road, Morley
- OS grid reference
- SE 263 280
- Coordinates
- 53.74793, -1.60149
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three raised tomb slabs located between central buttresses in the north aisle of the Church of St. Mary. The tomb slabs date from 1676, 1707, and 1750.
One slab is inscribed with "HERE lyeth the Body of Mr John Lister late of Tingley Minister of the Gospel who departed this life April the 18 DAY OF NOVEMBER 1707 Aged 47" and features a decorative border with a central heart motif. Another slab reads "HERE LYETH INTERED THE BODY OF CAPTAIN JOHN PICKERING..."
Local climate
Group of 3 Raised Tomb Slabs Set Between Central Buttresses to North Aisle 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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