Monument to John Wilkinson Approximately 17 Metres North of Junction with Dixon Wood Close is a Grade II* listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1970. Monument.
Monument to John Wilkinson Approximately 17 Metres North of Junction with Dixon Wood Close
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-loggia-tallow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1970
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SD 418 803
- Coordinates
- 54.2154, -2.89333
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to John Wilkinson, erected in 1808, is located approximately 17 meters north of the junction with Dixon Wood Close in Upper Allithwaite. This Grade II* listed structure is made of cast iron, painted black with some gilding. It features a square base that is bolted to stone steps and has the inscription "LABORE ET HONORE" in raised gilded letters. The plain plinth bears a memorial inscription, although the letters for the first two words, "HERE LIES," have been removed. The obelisk includes a round plaque with a gilded relief profile bust of Wilkinson above an inscription, as well as a top ball and lightning conductor. The rear (north) face has plaques that record the monument's later history. Originally erected on Wilkinson's grave in the garden of his house, Castlehead, the monument was moved when his body was re-interred in Lindale churchyard and re-erected in its current position in 1863. It was restored in 1984.
Local climate
Monument to John Wilkinson Approximately 17 Metres North of Junction with Dixon Wood Close 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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