Phipps Memorial approximately 10 metres to south of south porch of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1986. Tomb.
Phipps Memorial approximately 10 metres to south of south porch of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- over-wattle-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SJ 558 049
- Coordinates
- 52.64074, -2.6542
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Phipps Memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 10 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St Peter in Cound. It dates from 1815 and is made of grey sandstone ashlar. The tomb features a plinth, semi-circular side panels with radial spandrels, and flanking reeded pilaster strips. The end panels are raised and fielded with quadrant corners and also have flanking reeded pilaster strips. A moulded cornice tops the chamfered design. This memorial commemorates Mr. Thomas Phipps, who died on 16 March 1815.
Local climate
Phipps Memorial approximately 10 metres to south of south porch of Church of St Peter receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% 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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