Lankey Memorial Approximately 16 Metres to North of North Porch of Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1985. Chest tomb.
Lankey Memorial Approximately 16 Metres to North of North Porch of Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- twisted-cloister-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 300 805
- Coordinates
- 52.41882, -3.03032
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lankey Memorial, located approximately 16 metres north of the north porch of the Church of St George, is a chest tomb dating from around 1805. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and features a moulded plinth, sunken side panels with flanking fluted pilaster strips, and raised end panels. The east panel has flanking shallow carved panels, while the west panel is adorned with carved drops on the edges. The top of the tomb is plain. This memorial commemorates Richard Lankey, who died in 1805, and is included for its group value.
Local climate
Lankey Memorial Approximately 16 Metres to North of North Porch of Church of St George receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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