Monument to Richard Turner and Family, in the Churchyard and to the South of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1983. Monument.
Monument to Richard Turner and Family, in the Churchyard and to the South of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- stranded-arch-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 1983
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SD 611 788
- Coordinates
- 54.20347, -2.5976
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Richard Turner and family, located in the churchyard to the south of the Church of St Mary, dates from the 1790s. It is designed as a table tomb featuring fluted pilasters and fluted paterae on the sides. The monument is signed "Lowther Lancaster."
Local climate
Monument to Richard Turner and Family, in the Churchyard and to the South of the Church of St Mary sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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- 1 Monument to Turner in the Churchyard and 5 Metres South of the South Porch of the Church of St Peter
- 2 Monument to Turner in the Churchyard and 1 Metre North of Vestry of Church of St Michael
- 3 Turner Monument About 15 Metres South of Chuch of St Mary
- 4 Turner and Two Rogers Monuments, in the Churchyard, Between 10 and 13 Metres North West of Church of St John the Baptist
- 5 Turner Family Memorial Approximately 15 Yards North of North Aisle
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