Langley Memorial Approximately 0.8 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1986. A C19 Tomb.
Langley Memorial Approximately 0.8 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- haunted-rotunda-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SJ 612 051
- Coordinates
- 52.64261, -2.5737
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Langley memorial, located approximately 0.8 meters south of the nave of the Church of St Mary, is a chest tomb dating from around 1814. It is made of sandstone and has a rectangular shape. The tomb features a moulded plinth with a chamfered top ledger and fluted corner pilasters. On the south side, there is a recessed semi-circular inscription panel dedicated to Robert Langley, who died in 1814. The north side is left blank, as are the raised oval inscription panels at both ends. The top ledger bears an inscription for Robert's wife, Petronella, who died in 1816.
Local climate
Langley Memorial Approximately 0.8 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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