Cruse Monument Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael and Our Lady is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 1987. Monument.
Cruse Monument Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael and Our Lady
- WRENN ID
- idle-jamb-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth MP: Jon Trickett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 October 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SE 407 172
- Coordinates
- 53.65058, -1.38431
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cruse monument, located approximately 2 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St. Michael and Our Lady, is a raised monumental slab dating from around 1741. It commemorates Margarate Cruse, the wife of Francis Cruse, who died in 1741. The monument is made of sandstone and features a low scrolled pedestal at each end. The surface is decorated with an incised round-arched head, complete with a keystone, and has a raised decorated initial "H". Additional inscriptions commemorate Elizabeth Cruse, the second wife of Francis Cruse, who died in 1761; Francis Cruse, who died in 1770; and John, the son of John and Ann Cruse, who died in 1747 at the age of 2 weeks.
Local climate
Cruse Monument Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael and Our Lady receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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