King Edward I Monument is a Grade II* listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 April 1957. A C17 Monument.
King Edward I Monument
- WRENN ID
- roaming-loggia-candle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 April 1957
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- King Edward I Monument, Burgh by Sands
- OS grid reference
- NY 325 609
- Coordinates
- 54.93838, -3.05396
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The King Edward I Monument is a Grade II* listed structure located in Burgh by Sands, built in 1685 by Thomas or John Longstaff for the Duke of Norfolk and John Aglionby. This monument is made of red sandstone ashlar and features a tall square column that stands on a moulded plinth, with a moulded cornice and a shaped cap topped by a cross.
On the south side, there is a Latin inscription commemorating Edward I, who died in his camp at Burgh by Sands on 7 July 1307. The east side bears an inscription detailing the titles of Henry Howard, Duke of Norfolk, along with the date 1685, while the west side includes an inscription for John Aglionby. The monument also originally had an inscription stating "Tho Longstaff, Fecit 1685," which is referenced in a manuscript at St Edmund Hall, Oxford.
A bronze plaque on the monument records its restoration by the Earl of Lonsdale in 1803 after it collapsed in March 1795, with further restoration occurring in 1876. For the complete inscription, refer to W. Hutchinson's "History of Cumberland," published in 1794.
Local climate
King Edward I Monument sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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