Merrick Monument and Enclosing About 8 Yards South of the South Porch of the Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1986. Monument.
Merrick Monument and Enclosing About 8 Yards South of the South Porch of the Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- knotted-niche-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 437 346
- Coordinates
- 52.00712, -2.82143
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Merrick monument and its enclosing railings are located about 8 yards south of the south porch of the Church of St Bartholomew in Thruxton. This Grade II listed chest tomb commemorates William Merrick, who died in 1824. The chest tomb is made of sandstone ashlar and features a deep moulded base, hipped capping with moulded edges, and rectangular side panels, which are flanked by fluted pilasters. The railings surrounding the tomb are made of wrought iron, designed with twisted spear-head bars and a central urn-finial to the north. These railings were possibly added in 1845, following the death of Merrick's wife, Elizabeth.
Local climate
Merrick Monument and Enclosing About 8 Yards South of the South Porch of the Church of St Bartholomew receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% 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 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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