Matthews Headstone at Churchyard of St Botolph is a Grade II listed building in the Charnwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1984. Headstone.
Matthews Headstone at Churchyard of St Botolph
- WRENN ID
- mired-clay-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Charnwood
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1984
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Matthews Headstone at Churchyard of St Botolph, Main Street, Ratcliffe on the Wreake
- OS grid reference
- SK 630 145
- Coordinates
- 52.72468, -1.06792
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Matthews headstone, dated 1839, is located in the churchyard of St. Botolph in Ratcliffe on the Wreake. Crafted by Woolerton, this slate headstone features an incised border in a Gothic style and is particularly notable for its inscription. It commemorates Samuel Matthews, a labourer who suffered severe injuries from a fall while working on Mr. King's farm and later died in Leicester Infirmary at the age of 60. The inscription reads: "In Memory of Samuel Matthews, Labourer, who had both his legs broke, and one of his ankles dislocated by falling of a load of beans, on Mr. King's farm, at Ratcliffe on the Wreak; and died in Leicester Infirmary, October the 13th, 1839 : Aged 60 years." The stone was erected by his master, Mr. Thomas Freeman, in recognition of Matthews' nine years of dedicated service, with the added phrase, "An honest man's the noblest work of God." The headstone is situated close to the south porch of the Church of St. Botolph.
Local climate
Matthews Headstone at Churchyard of St Botolph receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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