Heighway Memorial Approximately 16m South of Tower of Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1986. Memorial.
Heighway Memorial Approximately 16m South of Tower of Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- proud-zinc-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1986
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 399 060
- Coordinates
- 52.64896, -2.88898
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Heighway Memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 16 meters south of the tower of the Church of St George in Pontesbury. This early 19th-century memorial is made of limestone ashlar and has a rectangular shape. It features a moulded plinth and capping with a chamfered top ledger, along with reeded corner pilasters.
On the east side, there is a recessed semi-circular inscription panel that commemorates William Heighway, who died in 1809, and his wife, Jane, who died in 1820. The west side has another inscription panel dedicated to Jane James, who died in 1805. There are also two oval inscription panels on the short sides, which were indecipherable at the time of re-survey in 1984. Additionally, various further inscriptions to members of the Heighway family can be found on the top ledger.
Local climate
Heighway Memorial Approximately 16m South of Tower of Church of St George receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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