Edwards Memorial Approximately 5 Metres to North-West of North Porch of Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1985. Monument.
Edwards Memorial Approximately 5 Metres to North-West of North Porch of Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- gilded-lintel-clover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 300 805
- Coordinates
- 52.41872, -3.0304
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Edwards Memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 5 meters to the north-west of the north porch of the Church of St George. It dates from the early to mid-19th century and is made of sandstone ashlar. The tomb features a chamfered plinth, sunken panels, corner piers with shallow trefoiled panels, and a chamfered top. It commemorates Thomas Edwards, who died in 1826, and Sarah Edwards, who died in 1847. This memorial is a notable example of the transition from 18th century and early 19th century classical chest tombs to the more distinctly Gothic memorials of the mid- and late 19th century. It is included for its group value.
Local climate
Edwards Memorial Approximately 5 Metres to North-West of North Porch of Church of St George receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% 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 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% 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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