Memorial 2 Metres South of Vestry of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 2000. Memorial.
Memorial 2 Metres South of Vestry of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- salt-render-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 February 2000
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SO 475 924
- Coordinates
- 52.527, -2.77386
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, made of ashlar, is located 2 metres south of the vestry of the Church of St Andrew in Hope Bowdler. It dates from the early 19th century and features a flat lid with a moulded edge. The side and end panels are plain and inscribed, with plain corner piers and a plain plinth that is recessed below the panels. The tomb commemorates Elizabeth, the wife of Amos Mawn, who died in 1831. Additionally, it incorporates a reused memorial on the north side panel that commemorates Mary, the wife of William Preen, who died in 1715.
Local climate
Memorial 2 Metres South of Vestry of Church of St Andrew 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 lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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