Grave monument to James Gall is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 July 2024. Grave monument.
Grave monument to James Gall
- WRENN ID
- far-jamb-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 July 2024
- Type
- Grave monument
- Address
- Grave monument to James Gall, Barrow Cemetery, Devonshire Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5PD
- OS grid reference
- SD 199 711
- Coordinates
- 54.13014, -3.22661
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grave monument to James Gall, erected in 1889 through public subscription, is located within Barrow Cemetery. This monument is designed in the shape of a lighthouse and stands 10 feet tall on a rusticated square base and plinth.
The lighthouse features a concave base with a recessed entrance, accessed by a series of 15 stone steps. The entrance includes a carved door with strap hinges and a circular knocker. The tall, tapering tower is detailed to resemble ashlar stone and has carved-out windows on most sides, which illuminate the spiral staircase inside. It culminates in a projecting circular gallery, topped by the light room and a domed roof for the lamp. While slimmer than typical lighthouses, it accurately represents one.
The front face of the plinth is inscribed with the following text:
"ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION IN MEMORY OF/JAMES GALL/ONE OF THE CREW OF THE 'FORFARSHIRE'/[DIED DEC. 25TH 1888]/AND TO COMMEMORATE THE HEROISM OF GRACE DARLING/IN RESCUING 9 MEN FROM THE WRECK OF THAT UNFORTUNATE/VESSEL. A.D. 1838."
Local climate
Grave monument to James Gall 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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