Vevers Memorial Approximately 1 Metre South-East of East End of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1986. Tomb.
Vevers Memorial Approximately 1 Metre South-East of East End of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- deep-minaret-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 608 425
- Coordinates
- 52.08034, -2.57238
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Vevers memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 1 metre south-east of the east end of the Church of St John the Baptist. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of sandstone ashlar. The tomb has a rectangular plan, featuring a moulded plinth and capping, with quarter balusters on either side of plain inscription panels. It commemorates Margaret Vevers, who died in 1790, the first wife of John Vevers; his second wife, Catherine, who died in 1795; Elizabeth, his third wife, who died in 1828; and John Vevers, who died in 1832.
Local climate
Vevers Memorial Approximately 1 Metre South-East of East End of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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