Altar Tomb to South East of Chancel of Church of St Laurence is a Grade II* listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1984. A Medieval Monument.

Altar Tomb to South East of Chancel of Church of St Laurence

WRENN ID
waning-bastion-sable
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 April 1984
Type
Monument
Period
Medieval
Address
Altar Tomb to South East of Chancel of Church of St Laurence, Morland
OS grid reference
NY 598 225
Coordinates
54.59656, -2.623
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The altar tomb located to the southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Laurence is a Grade II* listed structure. This re-used 15th-century altar tomb was likely removed from the church during the mid-18th century rebuilding. It is constructed from unmortared sandstone blocks and features trefoil-headed panelling. Each side has a shallow niche with an ogee head beneath a crocketed gable. The top slab is a later addition, probably from the late 18th century. Set into the slab are three brass plates with inscriptions; the bottom plate, dated 1787, was temporarily removed in 1983. The earliest inscription, located at the top, reads: "H.S.I. Guilielmus & Margareta Atkinson De Low Hall Qui Nomen & Mayoribus derivatum Immane quantum!. suis. Virtutibus Illustrobant. Quam boni; dicant Vicini recolentes Quam chari; Cognata desiderantes: Quam pii: Liberi lugentes. Haec Suis Valediscit Feb:22.1781. AE:100. Hoc Pietatis & Moeroris Monumentum P. Christophorus Atkinson."

Local climate

Altar Tomb to South East of Chancel of Church of St Laurence sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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