William Watkins Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Deinst is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1985. Chest tomb.
William Watkins Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Deinst
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-plaster-nettle
- 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
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 530 211
- Coordinates
- 51.887, -2.68352
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The William Watkins memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 8 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Deinst. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of sandstone ashlar. The tomb features fluted end panels that flank a rectangular inscription panel, which has an oval inset and a shell motif at the corners. It commemorates William Watkins, who died in 1825.
Local climate
William Watkins Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Deinst receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% 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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