Todd Monument immediately to south of chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 January 1991. Monument.
Todd Monument immediately to south of chancel of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- hidden-string-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 January 1991
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Todd Monument immediately to south of chancel of Church of St Michael, Barton and Pooley Bridge, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- NY 487 263
- Coordinates
- 54.6298, -2.79512
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Todd Monument, located immediately to the south of the chancel of the Church of St Michael, is a headstone dating from 1827. It is made of sandstone ashlar and features a rounded head. At the top, there is a cherub's head with rays emanating below it. Swags, which are caught up through rings at the upper angles, fall to the sides in a series of scrolling curves. The inscription, although partly worn, commemorates Edward Todd.
Local climate
Todd Monument immediately to south of chancel of Church of St Michael sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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