Gwillim Memorial Approximately 15 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. Memorial.
Gwillim Memorial Approximately 15 Metres North West of Church of St Dubricius
- WRENN ID
- gilded-chapel-amber
- 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
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SO 555 175
- Coordinates
- 51.85441, -2.64614
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gwillim Memorial, located approximately 15 meters northwest of the Church of St Dubricius in Whitchurch, is a family vault dating from the mid to late 18th century. It features a part railed enclosure with memorials and a central chest tomb, constructed from sandstone ashlar. The enclosure has a rectangular plan and consists of a low ashlar wall on the north, south, and east sides, while the west side has a higher ashlar wall. This wall includes a central pedimented inscription panel, which is flanked by decorative scrolls and shells, and features a central semi-circular headed niche with smaller square-headed niches on either side. The inscription panel reads "Impentis/ Thomes Gwillim Armigeret/ Elizabae uxoris suae AD 1744". The central chest tomb has a rectangular plan with a moulded plinth and capping, adorned with elaborate scrolled foliage ornament surrounding an inset white marble inscription panel. The corners of the tomb are accentuated by convex piers with gadrooning below the capping. This memorial commemorates Elizabeth Stuart, the wife of Thomas Gwillim, and includes a lengthy dedication to her.
Local climate
Gwillim Memorial Approximately 15 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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