Group of 5 Tombs Approximately 8 Metres East of Canted Bay on East End 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.
Group of 5 Tombs Approximately 8 Metres East of Canted Bay on East End of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- kindled-marble-ochre
- 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 264 280
- Coordinates
- 53.74782, -1.60112
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of five chest tombs located approximately 8 meters east of the canted bay on the east end of the Church of St Mary. The tombs date from around 1681, 1689, 1691, 1738, and 1743 and are constructed of ashlar stone. Each tomb features stone slabs raised on panelled bases and is arranged in pairs, with one below the other.
The top pair includes a tomb on the left dedicated to "Mrs. Hannah Craister of Morley," who died on March 23rd, 1738/9 at the age of 83. This tomb has an arched surround that is finely carved with trumpeting angels in high relief set within the spandrels. The tomb on the right is for "Mary Beaumont of Morley, daughter of Thomas Metcalfe," who died on November 5th, 1689. It features a decorative heart with a date and initials.
The second row consists of a tomb on the left for "Thomas Craister," who died on May 13th, 1681. This tomb has a decorative carved stone with a heart motif, initials, and the date. The tomb on the right is for "Elizabeth Craister," who died in 1691, with an inscription set within a simple inscribed shield.
At the bottom is the tomb of "Thomas Hemsworth of Morley," who died on January 14th, 1743. This tomb has an arched head with an impost keystone and carved spandrels featuring the winged head of angels.
Local climate
Group of 5 Tombs Approximately 8 Metres East of Canted Bay on East End 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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