Hughes Tomb, Approximately 19 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Tomb.
Hughes Tomb, Approximately 19 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- half-stone-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SJ 758 120
- Coordinates
- 52.70522, -2.35934
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hughes Tomb is a chest tomb located approximately 19 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary, dating from around 1827. It is constructed of ashlar and features a chamfered base and top, fluted corner pilasters, and panelled sides and ends with inclined borders. The tomb is inscribed with the words: "IN MEMORY OF ROBERT HUGHES OF NEWPORT who died Dec. 16th 1827, Aged 29 years."
Local climate
Hughes Tomb, Approximately 19 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% 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 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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- 5 Anonymous Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South-East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
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