Two cartouche headstones approximately 13 metres south of chancel of Church of St Chad is a Grade II listed building in the Lichfield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1994. A C18 Headstone.
Two cartouche headstones approximately 13 metres south of chancel of Church of St Chad
- WRENN ID
- lone-slate-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lichfield
- Constituency
- Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1994
- Type
- Headstone
- Address
- Two cartouche headstones approximately 13 metres south of chancel of Church of St Chad, WS13 7ND
- OS grid reference
- SK 122 101
- Coordinates
- 52.68923, -1.82073
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two cartouche headstones located approximately 13 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Chad, dating from around 1720. Both headstones are made of ashlar and feature elaborate cartouches with scrolled cresting. The left headstone includes a cherub at the top, while the right headstone displays a draped cartouche with what appears to be a true love knot or interlace design. The inscriptions on both stones are worn.
Local climate
Two cartouche headstones approximately 13 metres south of chancel of Church of St Chad receives an average of 790 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 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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