Edwards Memorial About 0.5 Metres West of Nave of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Chest tomb.
Edwards Memorial About 0.5 Metres West of Nave of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- lesser-string-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 239 415
- Coordinates
- 52.06696, -3.11024
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Edwards memorial is a chest tomb located about 0.5 metres west of the nave of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the late 18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features console brackets at the corners, a moulded cornice, and a flat top. An inscription panel is framed by low relief trailing foliage. The inscription reads: "In Memory of/ Althea the Wife of the Revd/ Edward Edwards Rector of this Parish who/ died July the 27th 1775/ Aged 46".
Local climate
Edwards Memorial About 0.5 Metres West of Nave of Church of St Mary receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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- 3 Edwards Memorial Approximately 5 Metres to North-West of North Porch of Church of St George
- 4 Edwards Memorial Approximately One Metre to North East of Chancel of Church of Saint Andrew
- 5 Edwards Monument Approximately 1 Metre South of Organ Chamber of Church of St Giles
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