Commemorative Urn Opposite Junction with Lowood Avenue is a Grade II listed building in the Trafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 June 1987. Memorial.
Commemorative Urn Opposite Junction with Lowood Avenue
- WRENN ID
- dusted-garret-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Trafford
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston MP: Andrew Western (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 June 1987
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Commemorative Urn Opposite Junction with Lowood Avenue, Davyhulme Road
- OS grid reference
- SJ 749 956
- Coordinates
- 53.45703, -2.3792
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The commemorative urn located on the south side of Davyhulme Road in Urmston dates from the mid to late 19th century. This stone urn is plain yet substantial, standing nearly 3 metres high. It features a stepped plinth and is set among trees. The urn is believed to mark the burial site of two racehorses that belonged to R.H. Norreys of Davyhulme Hall.
Local climate
Commemorative Urn Opposite Junction with Lowood Avenue sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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