Memorial in Baptist Chapel Forecourt is a Grade II listed building in the Boston local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1975. Memorial.
Memorial in Baptist Chapel Forecourt
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-mortar-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Boston
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness MP: Richard Tice (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 1975
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Memorial in Baptist Chapel Forecourt, High Street
- OS grid reference
- TF 327 436
- Coordinates
- 52.97343, -0.02464
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This memorial, located in the forecourt of the Baptist Chapel, was erected around 1880. It is made of pink granite and sits on a stone plinth with a circular brick base. The memorial takes the form of an obelisk with a stepped plinth. It is inscribed with the following text: "In memory of Rev. Thomas Matthews, 31 years pastor of Baptist Church, erected by his friends and fellow townsmen in token of their admiration of his eminent talents and exalted character. Born August 1798, died Jan 21st 1871."
Local climate
Memorial in Baptist Chapel Forecourt sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- 1 Matthews Memorial Approximately 20 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- 2 Matthews Memorial Fixed to East Wall of Church of St Michael
- 3 Matthews Memorial Approximately 9 Metres to South of Nave of Church of Saint Chad
- 4 Monument with Railing Surround to Thomas Gadd Matthews
- 5 Tomb of Matthews in Arnos Vale Cemetery
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