Postlewaithe Memorial Immediately to South of Chancel of Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1989. Chest tomb.
Postlewaithe Memorial Immediately to South of Chancel of Church of Holy Trinity
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 July 1989
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Postlewaithe Memorial Immediately to South of Chancel of Church of Holy Trinity, A 5093, Millom
- OS grid reference
- SD 171 812
- Coordinates
- 54.22068, -3.27273
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Postlethwaite memorial is a chest tomb located immediately to the south of the chancel of the Church of Holy Trinity in Millom. It dates from the early 18th century and is constructed from ashlar stone. The tomb features a moulded base and fielded panels on its sides, with a top that has a moulded edge. A rectangular copper plate set within a stone architrave records the names of Miles Postlethwaite, who died in 1712, and his daughter Elizabeth, who died in 1758.
Local climate
Postlewaithe Memorial Immediately to South of Chancel of Church of Holy Trinity sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,670 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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