Powell Memorial About 5 Metres South of Tower of Church 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. Chest tomb.
Powell Memorial About 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- noble-paling-nightshade
- 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
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 251 450
- Coordinates
- 52.09842, -3.09437
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Powell memorial, located about 5 metres south of the tower of the Church of St Mary, is a chest tomb dating from the late 18th century. It is signed by E Kyte of Hay (on Wye) and constructed from ashlar stone. The memorial features a Greek Revival sarcophagus supported by four feet and set on a plinth with three steps. It has corner finials and a shallow pyramidal cap. The rectangular inscription panels are framed by fluted surrounds. The main inscription reads: "To the Memory of John Powell second Son/ of Louisa Powell, who departed this life/ on the 20th day of May 1796, Aged 26 years/ He was at the early aged of 26 appointed/ Surgeon to His Majesty's Forces in the/ West Indies; and was seized with the yellow/ fever during the attack of the Island of St Domingo, to which he fell a victim." There are also inscriptions on other faces of the tomb. 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
Powell Memorial About 5 Metres South of Tower of Church 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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