Crowther Memorial Approximately 25 Metres North of Church of St Mark is a Grade II listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. Memorial.

Crowther Memorial Approximately 25 Metres North of Church of St Mark

WRENN ID
final-steeple-ivory
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley MP: Alex Sobel (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Memorial
OS grid reference
SE 295 351
Coordinates
53.81219, -1.55332
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Crowther Memorial, located approximately 25 metres north of the Church of St Mark, was erected around 1861 in memory of George Johnston Crowther. Constructed from ashlar and carved stone, it features a deep square base and plinth with an inscription on the south side. Above this, a tall Ionic column supports a square gadrooned urn finial. The inscription reads: 'GEORGE JOHNSTON CROWTHER/ of the Chemical Works Woodhouse/ who died SEPT 16TH 1861/ AGED 48 YEARS/ He was useful without being conspicuous;/ and died respected and regretted by all/ who knew him'.

Local climate

Crowther Memorial Approximately 25 Metres North of Church of St Mark 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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