Matthews Memorial Approximately 20 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1987. Tomb.
Matthews Memorial Approximately 20 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- ragged-gable-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 May 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 354 738
- Coordinates
- 52.35903, -2.94875
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Matthews memorial is a pedestal tomb located approximately 20 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Mary in Bucknell. It dates from around 1771 and is made of limestone. The tomb has a square section with a moulded plinth and capping, topped by a fluted urn-shaped finial. On the north side, there is a slightly recessed inscription panel that commemorates Thomas Matthews, who died in 1771, and his wife, Ann, who died in 1762. Additional inscriptions on the south and east sides honor other members of the Matthews family.
Local climate
Matthews Memorial Approximately 20 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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