Roberts Memorial Approximately 2 Metres South of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1987. Chest tomb.
Roberts Memorial Approximately 2 Metres South of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- broken-courtyard-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 558 288
- Coordinates
- 51.95623, -2.6433
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Roberts Memorial, located approximately 2 meters south of the nave of the Church of St John the Baptist, is a chest tomb dating from 1817. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and features a rectangular plan with a moulded plinth and capping. The upper surface is pyramidal, and the sides taper down to inscription panels that have fielded surrounds. The memorial commemorates Sarah Roberts and her sister Jane Seward.
Local climate
Roberts Memorial Approximately 2 Metres South of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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