Group of Three Memorials on West Side of South Path Approximately Four Metres from Porch of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1987. Tombstones.
Group of Three Memorials on West Side of South Path Approximately Four Metres from Porch of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- tangled-marble-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1987
- Type
- Tombstones
- OS grid reference
- NZ 201 084
- Coordinates
- 54.47088, -1.69136
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This group of three memorials is located on the west side of the south path, approximately four metres from the porch of the Church of St James. They date from the mid-18th century and are made of ashlar sandstone.
The southernmost stone features a slab with a wave-shaped top, carved with a skull and cross-bones, and has a worn inscription commemorating Mary Williams, who died in 1747. The middle stone is also a slab with a wave-shaped top, commemorating William Bell, who died in 1765. The northernmost stone has an irregular-shaped top with volutes framing an armorial shield that includes a chevron and three castles, along with a worn inscription commemorating William Bell.
Local climate
Group of Three Memorials on West Side of South Path Approximately Four Metres from Porch of Church of St James receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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