Memorial One Metre South of Vestry of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 2000. A 18th century Memorial.
Memorial One Metre South of Vestry of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- other-chimney-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 February 2000
- Type
- Memorial
- Period
- 18th century
- Address
- Memorial One Metre South of Vestry of Church of St Andrew, Hope Bowdler
- OS grid reference
- SO 475 924
- Coordinates
- 52.527, -2.77387
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a double-sided headstone located one metre south of the vestry of the Church of St Andrew in Hope Bowdler. Made of ashlar, it dates from the mid-18th century. The headstone features a rectangular slab set vertically with a rounded top and raised carved borders. Both faces are inscribed, commemorating Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas Preen, who died in 1741.
Local climate
Memorial One Metre South of Vestry of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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