Memorial to Elizabeth Bright 8 Metres South of Chancel 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. Chest tomb.

Memorial to Elizabeth Bright 8 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Andrew

WRENN ID
fallow-granite-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 February 2000
Type
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
SO 519 705
Coordinates
52.33088, -2.70654
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a chest tomb dedicated to Elizabeth Bright, located 8 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Andrew in Ashford Bowdler. It dates from the early 19th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features a plain flat lid, inscribed side panels, and corner piers. It has a simple chamfered plinth. The memorial commemorates Elizabeth, the wife of George Bright, who died in 1818.

Local climate

Memorial to Elizabeth Bright 8 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% 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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