Rathbon Memorial Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel 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. Tomb.
Rathbon Memorial Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- eternal-corridor-wagtail
- 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, -2.57357
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rathbon memorial, located approximately 2 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary, is a pedestal tomb dating from around 1812. It is made of sandstone and has a rectangular shape that tapers towards the top. The memorial features a moulded plinth and capping, topped with an urn finial. On the south side, there is a recessed inscription panel that commemorates Mary Ann Rathbon, who died in 1812.
Local climate
Rathbon Memorial Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel 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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