Memorial to Charles and Jessie Piazzi Smyth approximately 15 metres west of the Church of St John the Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 March 1986. Memorial.
Memorial to Charles and Jessie Piazzi Smyth approximately 15 metres west of the Church of St John the Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- lunar-porch-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 March 1986
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Memorial to Charles and Jessie Piazzi Smyth approximately 15 metres west of the Church of St John the Evangelist, HG4 5BJ
- OS grid reference
- SE 327 720
- Coordinates
- 54.14365, -1.50043
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a memorial dedicated to Charles and Jessie Piazzi Smyth, located approximately 15 metres west of the Church of St John the Evangelist. It was erected around 1900 and is made of ashlar stone. The memorial takes the form of a pyramid that stands about two metres high and is topped with a cross.
On the east face of the memorial, there are two bronze plaques. The lower plaque features an inscription that honors Charles Piazzi Smyth, who was born on January 3, 1819, and died on February 21, 1900. He served as the Astronomer Royal for Scotland from 1845 to 1888 and is remembered for his significant contributions to science through his travels and writings. The upper plaque commemorates Jessie Piazzi Smyth, the daughter of Thomas Duncan, who passed away in 1896 at the age of 80. It describes her as a faithful and sympathetic companion to Charles during their 40 years of scientific adventures, both at home and abroad, including experiences at high altitudes on the peak of Teneriffe and at the Great Pyramid of Egypt.
Local climate
Memorial to Charles and Jessie Piazzi Smyth approximately 15 metres west of the Church of St John the Evangelist receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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