Smith Memorial Approximately 3 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 February 1985. Tomb.
Smith Memorial Approximately 3 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-newel-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 February 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SJ 576 129
- Coordinates
- 52.71277, -2.62777
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smith memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 3 metres south of the nave of the Church of St John the Baptist. It dates from 1798 and is constructed from sandstone ashlar. The tomb features a moulded plinth, fluted corner piers, rectangular side panels adorned with flanking oval rosettes, and circular end panels with central rosettes. It has a moulded cornice that leads to a chamfered top. The inscription reads: "Here rest the Remains of/Mr ROBERT SMITH of/Acton Reynold who departed this life/April 27th MDCCXCVIII Aged 19".
Local climate
Smith Memorial Approximately 3 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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