Methley Tomb Chest 17 Metres South of South Chapel of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1988. Tomb.
Methley Tomb Chest 17 Metres South of South Chapel of Church of St Peter
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth MP: Jon Trickett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 May 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SE 386 125
- Coordinates
- 53.60824, -1.41668
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Methley tomb chest, located 17 metres south of the south chapel of the Church of St. Peter, is an early 19th-century memorial dedicated to Richard Methley, a merchant from Quebec who died in 1837. It is made of sandstone and features plain side panels, with the exception of the west end. The lid has a moulded rim and is adorned with a decorative head that includes three arches and four flowers. The inscription on the tomb chest identifies Methley as "Merchant of Quebec North America the Sixth Son of the late Willoughby Methley of Shafton" and notes that he "crossed the Atlantic Ocean 34 times" in his secular duties. The lid also commemorates the Rev. James Methley, a Wesleyan Minister who died in 1861, Abigail, the daughter of Willoughby and Mary Methley who died in 1862, and Mary Stocks, Abigail's sister. Additionally, the west end panel includes an inscription for John Methley of Frith Street Soho, the third son of Willoughby, who died in 1838. The tomb chest is included for the historical interest of its inscriptions.
Local climate
Methley Tomb Chest 17 Metres South of South Chapel of Church of St Peter receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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