Grayson Memorials Approximately 20 Metres South of Priory Church is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1989. Chest tombs.
Grayson Memorials Approximately 20 Metres South of Priory Church
- WRENN ID
- haunted-barrel-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1989
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- SD 379 787
- Coordinates
- 54.20089, -2.95219
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grayson Memorials, located approximately 20 meters south of the Priory Church in Lower Allithwaite, are two chest tombs dating from the late 18th century. They are constructed from ashlar stone and feature nook balusters at the corners, with rounded edges and relief designs that include skulls, crossbones, and winged hourglasses. The northern tomb commemorates Robert, a mariner who died in 1739, his wife Elizabeth who died in 1749, and their children. The southern tomb honors Jane Grayson, who died in 1782, and Mary Bere, who died in 1793.
Local climate
Grayson Memorials Approximately 20 Metres South of Priory Church sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 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 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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