Memorial to Thomas Giles 10 Metres South of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 2000. Headstone.
Memorial to Thomas Giles 10 Metres South of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- dusted-fireplace-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 February 2000
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SO 588 740
- Coordinates
- 52.36292, -2.60537
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a headstone commemorating Thomas Giles, located 10 metres south of the Church of St John the Baptist. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of ashlar stone. The headstone features a rectangular slab set vertically with two inscribed panels. At the top, there is a central decoration that includes a motif of clasped hands, and the top is shaped with double ogee and wave moulding. It commemorates Thomas Giles, who died in 1739, and his wife, who died in 1728.
Local climate
Memorial to Thomas Giles 10 Metres South of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% 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 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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