Defaced Pedestal Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 1987. Tomb.
Defaced Pedestal Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- empty-glass-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 January 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 473 394
- Coordinates
- 52.05128, -2.76949
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a defaced pedestal tomb dating from the early 19th century, located approximately 10 meters south of the Church of St Michael. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features a moulded plinth and capping topped with an urn finial. The tomb includes a band of reeding with florettes below and oval inscription panels, which are largely defaced.
Local climate
Defaced Pedestal Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South of Church of St Michael receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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