Commemorative Stone in Burial Ground to South of Milnes Orangery (Unitarian Chapel Hall) is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1979. Memorial.

Commemorative Stone in Burial Ground to South of Milnes Orangery (Unitarian Chapel Hall)

WRENN ID
high-chapel-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell MP: Simon Lightwood (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 February 1979
Type
Memorial
Address
Commemorative Stone in Burial Ground to South of Milnes Orangery (Unitarian Chapel Hall), Back Lane
OS grid reference
SE 327 207
Coordinates
53.68249, -1.50512
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The commemorative stone located in the burial ground to the south of Milnes Orangery (Unitarian Chapel Hall) marks the foundation of the original chapel in 1697 and its relocation to the current building in 1752.

Local climate

Commemorative Stone in Burial Ground to South of Milnes Orangery (Unitarian Chapel Hall) receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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