Memorial and Grave of Ethel Preston at Ngr 2673 3905 in Lawnswood Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. Memorial.

Memorial and Grave of Ethel Preston at Ngr 2673 3905 in Lawnswood Cemetery

WRENN ID
tired-quoin-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds North West MP: Katie White (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Memorial
Address
Memorial and Grave of Ethel Preston at Ngr 2673 3905 in Lawnswood Cemetery, Otley Road
OS grid reference
SE 267 390
Coordinates
53.84706, -1.5952
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The memorial and grave of Ethel Preston, located in Lawnswood Cemetery, was created in 1911. It is made of Italian marble and features a life-size statue of Ethel standing under a Classical porch supported by composite columns. This porch includes an entablature, cornice, and a balustraded parapet, with black marble panelled doors. Ethel is depicted outside a house holding a bunch of flowers. The right plinth bears the inscription: "TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF/ ETHEL/ WIFE OF WALTER PRESTON/ OF THE GRANGE BEESTON/ DIED MARCH 24th 1911 AGED 50 YEARS," while the left plinth reads: "TO THE DEAR MEMORY OF/ WALTER/ HUSBAND OF EMILY AND THE LATE ETHEL PRESTON/ DIED OCT 24th 1930." The memorial is reputed to be a replica of the entrance to The Grange in Beeston, which has since been demolished, and the doors of the memorial are slightly open.

Local climate

Memorial and Grave of Ethel Preston at Ngr 2673 3905 in Lawnswood Cemetery receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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