Knight Family Memorial Approximately 2 Metres to South West of Porch of Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Rotherham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1986. Monument.
Knight Family Memorial Approximately 2 Metres to South West of Porch of Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
- lesser-tallow-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rotherham
- Constituency
- Rother Valley MP: Jake Richards (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SK 562 884
- Coordinates
- 53.38984, -1.15632
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Knight family memorial, located approximately 2 metres to the south-west of the porch of the Church of St Martin, is a monumental gravestone dating from the 18th century. It is made of ashlar limestone and features a pedestal topped by a short obelisk. The memorial includes a moulded plinth and cornice, which bear weathered inscriptions dedicated to the Knight family. The upswept top surface of the cornice is adorned with winged cherubs on two sides. The obelisk has a square base with a vase carved within a panel, although the top of the obelisk is broken off.
Local climate
Knight Family Memorial Approximately 2 Metres to South West of Porch of Church of St Martin receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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