Group of 3 Hird Monuments Approximately 3 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 April 1988. Monument.
Group of 3 Hird Monuments Approximately 3 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds North West MP: Katie White (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 April 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SE 220 392
- Coordinates
- 53.8492, -1.66577
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three monuments located approximately 3 metres south-east of the chancel of the Church of St. Peter, dating from the mid-18th century and made of sandstone. The monuments are arranged in a row from north to south as follows:
(i) The first slab commemorates Jane, wife of John Hird, who died in 1750, and John Hird himself, who died in 1751. It features good lettering with raised and decorated dates set in sunk panels.
(ii) The second slab is dedicated to John Hird, who died in 1775. It has a decorated arched surround with a shouldered head and a scallop keystone, along with elaborately carved winged angel heads in the spandrels. This slab is placed on another slab.
(iii) The third slab honors John Hird, the second son of John Hird, who died in January 1753, and John Hird, the third son, who died in August 1753. It displays elegant lettering with raised and decorated dates in sunk panels.
Local climate
Group of 3 Hird Monuments Approximately 3 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Peter receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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