Group of 8 Raised Grave Slabs Approximately 2 Metres from East Gable of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1999. Monument.
Group of 8 Raised Grave Slabs Approximately 2 Metres from East Gable of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1999
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SJ 317 743
- Coordinates
- 53.26165, -3.02479
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of eight raised grave slabs located approximately 2 meters from the east gable of the Church of St Nicholas in Neston. Dating from 1783 to 1879, the slabs are made of red Bunter sandstone and feature inscribed top surfaces with moulded or bevelled overhanging edges. The dates and names on the slabs are generally indecipherable. The slabs are raised between 0.5 meters and 0.66 meters above ground level, supported in various ways: one slab rests on six baluster pillars with square caps and bases, another on six square section legs, two slabs on six cylindrical legs, and four slabs on three horizontal lintels. This collection of monuments is a significant feature within the churchyard.
Local climate
Group of 8 Raised Grave Slabs Approximately 2 Metres from East Gable of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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