Gravestone of Thomas Lonsdale Approximately 5 Metres East of South Porch of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1987. Gravestone.
Gravestone of Thomas Lonsdale Approximately 5 Metres East of South Porch of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- lost-bastion-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1987
- Type
- Gravestone
- OS grid reference
- SE 249 677
- Coordinates
- 54.10498, -1.61992
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gravestone of Thomas Lonsdale, dating from 1781, is located approximately 5 metres east of the south porch of the Church of St Michael in Sawley. This gravestone is made of gritstone and is a single block that stands about 1 metre high and 80 centimetres wide, featuring a scrolled top. The inscription is well-cut and reads: 'Thomas Lonsdale of Sawley departed / this Life August the 1(8)th 1781 aged 70: / He And (his dog) ranged Wood and Dale / H ( ) grew weak and strength did fail / He liked his Dog his Gun his Cup / But now at last has giv'n them up. / His Dog and Gun He's now laid by / And (near?) this Place inter'd doth lie'.
Local climate
Gravestone of Thomas Lonsdale Approximately 5 Metres East of South Porch of Church of St Michael receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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