Watkins Memorial Approximately 3 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1986. Tomb.
Watkins Memorial Approximately 3 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- muted-rood-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 March 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 340 249
- Coordinates
- 51.91933, -2.96007
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Watkins memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 3 meters south of the nave of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of sandstone ashlar. The tomb has a rectangular plan with a plain base and a moulded capping. Its short ends are shaped, and the long sides feature two oval inscription panels that are decorated with urn and floral motifs. The memorial commemorates members of the Watkins family.
Local climate
Watkins Memorial Approximately 3 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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