Memorial to Thomas Lawson and Shelter Against East Wall of Friends Burial Ground (At Ngr Ny 585 215) is a Grade II* listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1987. A Post-Medieval Memorial and shelter.

Memorial to Thomas Lawson and Shelter Against East Wall of Friends Burial Ground (At Ngr Ny 585 215)

WRENN ID
crumbling-bailey-nettle
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1987
Type
Memorial and shelter
Period
Post-Medieval
Address
Memorial to Thomas Lawson and Shelter Against East Wall of Friends Burial Ground (At Ngr Ny 585 215), Newby
OS grid reference
NY 585 214
Coordinates
54.58691, -2.64337
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The memorial to Thomas Lawson is a chest tomb that has been re-set against the east wall of the Friends Burial Ground, sheltered by a lean-to structure. It was originally erected by one of Lawson's students. The memorial features an inscribed stone slab, approximately 4 feet high and 2.5 feet wide, with an inscription in debased Roman capitals that reads: "SUB HOC TUMULO JA-/GET CORPUS THOMAE/LAWSON DE MAGNA STORE-/LANDIA LUDIMAGISTER/ET BOTANICUS NON IMPE-/RITUS QUI OBIIT 12 DIE N0-/VEMBER.: ANNO DOMINI/1691. ANNO AETATIS/SUAE 61." The remainder of the inscription, which records his wife Frances and son Jonah, is weathered. Thomas Lawson (1630-1691) is noted in the Dictionary of National Biography as one of the most prominent herbalists in England during his time, having described several English plants, including one named Hieracium Lawsonii in his honor. The memorial is graded for its historical interest.

Local climate

Memorial to Thomas Lawson and Shelter Against East Wall of Friends Burial Ground (At Ngr Ny 585 215) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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