Edmund Miles Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South of South Porch 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.
Edmund Miles Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Deinst
- WRENN ID
- distant-truss-quill
- 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
- 51.88696, -2.68372
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Edmund Miles memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 8 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St Deinst. It dates from the late 18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features a moulded plinth and capping, with corner balusters that have gadrooned bases and capping. It has a rectangular inscription panel surrounded by elaborate foliage and floral motifs in relief, which frames the inscription cartouche. The memorial commemorates Edmund Miles, who died in 1767.
Local climate
Edmund Miles Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South of South Porch 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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- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2003
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