Thomas Memorial approximately 17 metres to north of porch of Church of St. John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1985. Tomb.
Thomas Memorial approximately 17 metres to north of porch of Church of St. John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- lost-chalk-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 January 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 323 884
- Coordinates
- 52.48977, -2.99822
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thomas Memorial is a pedestal tomb located approximately 17 metres north of the porch of the Church of St. John the Baptist in Bishop's Castle. It dates from the late 18th century and is constructed from sandstone ashlar. The tomb features a moulded plinth and cornice, topped with a pyramidal capping that supports an egg-shaped wreathed finial. The inscription reads: "In Memory of William Thomas Esq Late Town Clerk of the Borough who died January 17th 1792. Aged 49".
Local climate
Thomas Memorial approximately 17 metres to north of porch of Church of St. John the Baptist 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 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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