Gravestone to George Romney Approximately 12 Metres South of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1976. Gravestone.
Gravestone to George Romney Approximately 12 Metres South of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- western-chancel-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 May 1976
- Type
- Gravestone
- OS grid reference
- SD 225 738
- Coordinates
- 54.15484, -3.18672
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gravestone to George Romney is located approximately 12 metres south of the Church of St Mary in Dalton in Furness. This graveslab, dating from 1802, was restored in 1895 by Miles of Ulverston. It features a slate slab set on a limestone plinth. The slab has a short Latin inscription commemorating George Romney, who died on November 15, 1802. The moulded plinth includes the inscription: "THIS MEMORIAL WAS RESTORED BY JOHN ORDE ROMNEY OF WHITESTOCK HALL IN THIS COUNTY IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1895." George Romney was born nearby at Beckside on December 15, 1734, and became the third of the fashionable portrait painters during the era of Reynolds and Gainsborough.
Local climate
Gravestone to George Romney Approximately 12 Metres South of Church of St Mary 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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