Thomas Watkins Memorial Approximately 5 Metres North West of Church of St Dubricius is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1985. Chest tomb.
Thomas Watkins Memorial Approximately 5 Metres North West of Church of St Dubricius
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 556 175
- Coordinates
- 51.85439, -2.64595
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thomas Watkins memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 5 meters northwest of the Church of St Dubricius. It dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century and is constructed from sandstone ashlar. The tomb has a square plan with rebated corners, a moulded plinth, and a capping that features a slightly hipped upper face. There are plain inscription panels on the tomb, which commemorates Thomas Watkins and members of the Watkins family.
Local climate
Thomas Watkins Memorial Approximately 5 Metres North West of Church of St Dubricius receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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