Matthews Memorial Approximately 9 Metres to South of Nave of Church of Saint Chad is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1987. A Early 19th century Tomb.
Matthews Memorial Approximately 9 Metres to South of Nave of Church of Saint Chad
- WRENN ID
- first-arch-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SJ 418 147
- Coordinates
- 52.7274, -2.86193
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Matthews memorial is a pedestal tomb located approximately 9 metres south of the nave of the Church of Saint Chad, dated 1815. It is constructed from grey sandstone ashlar and features a moulded plinth, recessed side panels with reeded architrave on the sides and top, a fluted frieze, a moulded cornice, and a large urn finial adorned with husk swags and fluted lower parts. The top of the finial was missing at the time of the survey in January 1987. The western panel is inscribed with the following text: "ERECTED / TO THE SACRED / Memory of the Late / THOMAS MATTHEWS / of the Lea Hall in this / COUNTY / who departed this life / December 15th 1815 in / the 70th Year of His Age". There are additional inscriptions dedicated to members of the Matthews family.
Local climate
Matthews Memorial Approximately 9 Metres to South of Nave of Church of Saint Chad receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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