John and Sarah Ward Memorial and Railed Enclosure About 5 Metres West of the Tower of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. A C19 Memorial.
John and Sarah Ward Memorial and Railed Enclosure About 5 Metres West of the Tower of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- brooding-keep-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 728 045
- Coordinates
- 52.638, -2.40195
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John and Sarah Ward memorial is a chest tomb dating from the early 19th century, located about 5 meters west of the tower of St. Andrew in Kemberton. It is made of painted sandstone and features semi-circular inscription panels on the long sides, fluted spandrels, reeded pilasters, and a capping. The memorial is enclosed by a wrought iron railing with standards topped by urns. John Ward passed away in 1797, and his wife Sarah died in 1807.
Local climate
John and Sarah Ward Memorial and Railed Enclosure About 5 Metres West of the Tower of St Andrew receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- 1 Ward Monument in churchyard of the Church of St Mary
- 2 Ward Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of the Church of the Holy Cross
- 3 Group of 3 Ward Memorials Approximately 5 Metres South of Church of Holy Trinity
- 4 2 Cast Iron Memorial Plates to John and Mary Ward Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- 5 Ward Monument Approximately 7 Metres West of West Tower at St Nicholas Church
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