Gibson Memorial and Railed Enclosure in St Lawrence's Churchyard to East of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. Memorial.
Gibson Memorial and Railed Enclosure in St Lawrence's Churchyard to East of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- tenth-storey-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1987
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Gibson Memorial and Railed Enclosure in St Lawrence's Churchyard to East of Chancel, Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland and Furness
- OS grid reference
- NY 621 148
- Coordinates
- 54.52756, -2.58557
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gibson Memorial and its railed enclosure are located about 40 yards to the east of the chancel in St Lawrence's churchyard. This memorial was likely created around 1811 for the Gibson family, who also commissioned the church porch with similar detailing at that time. However, it may date back to 1779, as the earliest name recorded on the memorial is for Isabella Gibson. The structure is made of stone and features wrought-iron railings. It has a square plan, with a plinth that includes 3-foot-high railings, cast-iron urns at the corner posts, and studded standards along the top edge. The memorial itself stands approximately 5 feet tall, although its finial has been broken off. It is designed in the shape of a crocketed pinnacle, with names inscribed on trefoil-headed panels on each face.
Local climate
Gibson Memorial and Railed Enclosure in St Lawrence's Churchyard to East of Chancel sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% 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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- Cross Stump in St Lawrence's Churchyard to South of Transept
- Footbridge Over Dalesbank Beck to South of Church
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