Monument to Lucy Elam is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1984. Monument.
Monument to Lucy Elam
- WRENN ID
- old-rubble-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1984
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Monument to Lucy Elam, Dent, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- SD 690 880
- Coordinates
- 54.28748, -2.47652
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Monument to Lucy Elam is a roadside monument located in Dent, erected in 1876 to honor Lucy Elam, a benefactress who funded road improvements at this site. It is made of dressed granite and features a polished lettered plaque. The monument is rectangular in shape, consisting of a plain rectangular block with a plinth that has two chamfered steps and a chunky cornice, all in a similar style. The plaque is inscribed with the following text: "THIS STONE IS ERECTED / BY THE LANDOWNERS AND INHABITANTS OF DENT / IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO / LUCY ELAM / AT WHOSE SOLE CHARGE / THIS DEVIATION ROAD 1122 YARDS IN LENGTH / WAS MADE A.D. 1876 / IN FILIAL LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE / AND TO FULFIL THE WISHES OF HER FATHER / JOHN ELAM". This monument commemorates the diversion of the road, which replaced a steep and winding track higher up the hill, making it easier for travelers. For additional context, there are wall monuments to members of the Elam family located at the Church of St John the Evangelist in Dentdale.
Local climate
Monument to Lucy Elam sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 59 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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