Gorser Tomb, approximately 18 metres to the south of the chancel of Church of St. Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Tomb.
Gorser Tomb, approximately 18 metres to the south of the chancel of Church of St. Mary
- WRENN ID
- guardian-tin-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SJ 758 119
- Coordinates
- 52.70503, -2.35923
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gorser Tomb is a chest tomb located approximately 18 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. It dates from the late 18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb has a circular plan with a wide circular base, a moulded plinth, a fluted frieze, and a dentil cornice, topped with a semispherical cap. There are four panels on the sides of the tomb. The earliest legible inscription commemorates Richard Gorser, son of R. and F. Gorser, who died on October 26, 179?, at the age of 53, and also mentions his wife Mary, who died on May 9, 1827, at the age of 75 years.
Local climate
Gorser Tomb, approximately 18 metres to the south of the chancel of Church of St. Mary 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 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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