France Memorial and Railed Enclosure Approximately 2 Metres North West of Plealey Methodist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1986. Monument.
France Memorial and Railed Enclosure Approximately 2 Metres North West of Plealey Methodist Church
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-latch-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SJ 423 069
- Coordinates
- 52.6574, -2.854
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The France memorial and railed enclosure, located approximately 2 meters north-west of Plealey Methodist Church, is a chest tomb dating from around 1830. It is made of limestone and has a rectangular plan. The memorial features a moulded plinth and capping with a chamfered top ledger and fluted corner pilasters. On the south side, there is a moulded inscription panel commemorating Richard France, who died in 1829, and another on the west side for his son, also named Richard, who died in 1869. Additional inscriptions for other family members can be found on the north and east sides. The enclosure is surrounded by a cast-iron railing with spear-headed finials. Richard France, the younger, was the founder of Plealey Methodist Church.
Local climate
France Memorial and Railed Enclosure Approximately 2 Metres North West of Plealey Methodist Church 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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