Higgins Memorial About 28 Metres North of North Porch 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. A Georgian Memorial.
Higgins Memorial About 28 Metres North of North Porch of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- swift-balcony-autumn
- 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
- Memorial
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- SO 251 450
- Coordinates
- 52.09889, -3.09413
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Higgins memorial is a chest tomb located about 28 metres north of the north porch of the Church of St Mary. It commemorates John Higgins, who died in 1804. The tomb features bold corner balusters adorned with sprigs of wheat, raised inscription panels flanked by husks and paterae, a moulded cornice, and a bevelled top. The inscription reads: "Sacred to the Memory/ of/ John Higgins/ of this Parish Gent/ he departed this life/ 18th day of April/ 1804, Aged 61 Years/ [at least one more line]." This memorial is a fine example of stone masonry and enhances the church's setting, contributing to the group value of the other memorials in the churchyard.
Local climate
Higgins Memorial About 28 Metres North of North Porch 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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- 1 Two Higgins Monuments, in the Churchyard, Between About 7 Metres and 9 Metres South of East End of Chancel, Church of Holy Trinity
- 2 Beaven and Higgins Memorial About 42 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St Mary
- 3 Gravestone of Mary Higgins in Churchyard of St James's Church
- 4 Mary Higgins Monument in the Churchyard, About 25 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Peter
- 5 Higgons Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South of South West Corner of Church of St Stephen
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