Powell Memorial Approximately 5 1/2 Metres to 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 5 June 1985. Tomb.
Powell Memorial Approximately 5 1/2 Metres to South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- gentle-corridor-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 240 762
- Coordinates
- 52.37942, -3.11748
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Powell Memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 5½ metres southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Mary in Llanfair Waterdine. It dates from the early 19th century and is constructed of sandstone ashlar. The tomb features a moulded plinth and fluted pilasters that flank sunken side panels. The end panels are raised with reeded edges, and there is a moulded cornice on the flat top. On the south panel, there is a lightly incised semi-circular plaque decorated with husks, set within a rectangular border that has radial top corners.
Local climate
Powell Memorial Approximately 5 1/2 Metres to South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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