Hammond Monument Approximately 1 Metre South of South Aisle 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. Tomb chest.
Hammond Monument Approximately 1 Metre South of South Aisle of Church of St Michael and Our Lady
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-attic-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth MP: Jon Trickett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 October 1987
- Type
- Tomb chest
- OS grid reference
- SE 407 172
- Coordinates
- 53.65052, -1.38456
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hammond monument, located approximately 1 metre south of the south aisle of the Church of St. Michael and Our Lady, is a tomb chest from the early 18th century. It commemorates Elizabeth Hammond, who died in 1729. The monument is made of sandstone and features fielded panel sides with a rectangular lid that has a bevelled edge but no border. It displays elegant serif lettering, including decoratively stylised initial letters "H". There are three additional inscriptions: the first two match the style of the main inscription and commemorate Jonathan Hammond, the father of Elizabeth (who died in 1731), and Elizabeth, the wife of John Hammond (who died in 1751). The final inscription is for Susanah, the wife of Jonathan Hammond, who died in 1753.
Local climate
Hammond Monument Approximately 1 Metre South of South Aisle 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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