William Glen Memorial Approximately 10 Metres South East of Chancel of Holy Trinity Church is a Grade II listed building in the Hinckley and Bosworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 August 1989. Chest tomb.
William Glen Memorial Approximately 10 Metres South East of Chancel of Holy Trinity Church
- WRENN ID
- shifting-entrance-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth MP: Dr Luke Evans (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 August 1989
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SK 323 070
- Coordinates
- 52.66029, -1.52375
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The William Glen Memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 10 metres southeast of the chancel of Holy Trinity Church in Norton-Juxta-Twycross. It commemorates William Glen, who died in 1808, and was made by Booth and Johnson from Castle Donnington. The memorial is constructed from stone and features slate plaques on its sides. At each corner, there are paired and reeded Corinthian columns. The top of the tomb is pedestalled and has gadrooned edges.
Local climate
William Glen Memorial Approximately 10 Metres South East of Chancel of Holy Trinity Church receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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