Byrnes Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1986. Monument.
Byrnes Monument
- WRENN ID
- muted-landing-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Byrnes Monument, Hesket
- OS grid reference
- NY 496 370
- Coordinates
- 54.72592, -2.78327
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Byrnes Monument is a roadside monument made of red sandstone, inscribed with the word "RESTORED 1911." It features a recessed plaque that reads, "HERE CONSTABLE JOSEPH BYRNES FELL ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 29 1885, SHOT BY THE THREE NETHERBY BURGLARS WHOM HE SINGLE HANDED ENDEAVOURED TO ARREST." This plaque is set within a chamfered surround and is topped by a shaped pediment.
Local climate
Byrnes Monument sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,200 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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