Sikes tomb chest, approximately 7 metres south-south-west of Church of St. Cuthbert is a Grade II listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1988. Tomb chest.
Sikes tomb chest, approximately 7 metres south-south-west of Church of St. Cuthbert
- WRENN ID
- open-cobble-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth MP: Jon Trickett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 May 1988
- Type
- Tomb chest
- OS grid reference
- SE 440 180
- Coordinates
- 53.65713, -1.3353
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sikes tomb chest, located approximately 7 metres south-south-west of the Church of St. Cuthbert, is a mid-18th century structure that has been altered. It commemorates Catherine, the wife of William Sikes, who died in 1742. The tomb chest is made of sandstone and features panelled sides with rusticated quoins. The lid has a shouldered round-arched panel with a moulded surround and a fluted keystone, adorned with stylised winged angel heads in the spandrels. An elegant inscription begins with a raised decorated initial "H". Additional inscriptions commemorate William, the son, who died in 1746; William himself, who died in 1764; and Thomas, another son, who died in 1834. Modern lettered panels have been inserted at each end.
Local climate
Sikes tomb chest, approximately 7 metres south-south-west of Church of St. Cuthbert receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% 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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