Markham Memorial Approximately 4 Metres to South West of Tower of Church of Saint Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. A Georgian Monument.
Markham Memorial Approximately 4 Metres to South West of Tower of Church of Saint Margaret
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- SJ 629 344
- Coordinates
- 52.9063, -2.55187
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Markham memorial is a pedestal tomb located approximately 4 metres to the south-west of the tower of the Church of Saint Margaret in Moreton Say. It dates from 1778 and is made of grey sandstone ashlar. The tomb features a moulded plinth, square panels with roll-moulded reveals, and a moulded cornice leading to a hollow chamfered top. At the top, there is an ovoid finial adorned with flutes at both the top and bottom, along with swags. The large sandstone base shows evidence of a former railed enclosure. This memorial commemorates John James Markham, Baronet, who died on December 10th, 1778.
Local climate
Markham Memorial Approximately 4 Metres to South West of Tower of Church of Saint Margaret receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% 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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