Benjamin Watkins Memorial Approximately 15 Metres South of Nave 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. A Modern Memorial.
Benjamin Watkins Memorial Approximately 15 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Deinst
- WRENN ID
- tilted-remnant-claret
- 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
- Memorial
- Period
- Modern
- OS grid reference
- SO 530 211
- Coordinates
- 51.88685, -2.68389
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Benjamin Watkins memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 15 meters south of the nave of the Church of St Deinst. It dates from the early to mid-19th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features a moulded plinth and a slightly pyramidal moulded capping, with tapering sides and plain fielded inscription panels. It commemorates Benjamin Watkins, although the inscription is largely illegible.
Local climate
Benjamin Watkins Memorial Approximately 15 Metres South of Nave 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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- 1 William Watkins Memorial Approximately 8 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Deinst
- 2 Thomas Watkins Memorial Approximately 5 Metres North West of Church of St Dubricius
- 3 Watkins Memorial Approximately 10 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St Nicholas
- 4 Watkins Memorial Approximately 3 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary
- 5 Watkins chest tomb 3.5 metres south east of south east corner of south transept of Church of St Mary
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