Webster Monument Approximately 5 Metres South of St Paul's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1987. A N/A Monument.

Webster Monument Approximately 5 Metres South of St Paul's Church

WRENN ID
long-iron-amber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 July 1987
Type
Monument
Period
N/A
OS grid reference
SD 414 803
Coordinates
54.21594, -2.89994
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Webster monument, located approximately 5 meters south of St Paul's Church, was erected in 1827. It is made of limestone and features iron railings. The base is set into sloping ground and has rock-faced panels with angle pilaster strips that have round-headed terminals. Above, there is a projecting band with weathering that supports a raised tomb slab. The railings are adorned with decorative finials. The tomb slab bears an inscription for Francis Webster, an architect who lived from 1787 to 1827. Two plaques at the base commemorate George Webster, also an architect, who lived from 1797 to 1864, and his wife Eleanor, who died in 1867. George Webster was a significant local architect known for designing St Paul's Church.

Local climate

Webster Monument Approximately 5 Metres South of St Paul's Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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