Benbow Memorial Approximately 15 Metres East of East End of North Aisle of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle-under-Lyme local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1985. A C19 Monument.
Benbow Memorial Approximately 15 Metres East of East End of North Aisle of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- seventh-ember-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Constituency
- Stafford MP: Leigh Ingham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SJ 725 373
- Coordinates
- 52.93295, -2.40941
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Benbow Memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 15 meters east of the east end of the north aisle of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the mid-19th century and is constructed of sandstone ashlar. The tomb has a rectangular plan and features a moulded plinth and capping with a chamfered top ledger. Fluted corner pilasters enhance its design. The moulded inscription panels on the north and south sides commemorate John Benbow, who died in 1851, and William Benbow, who died in 1855. Additional inscriptions on the top ledger honor their wives, Mary, who died in 1869, and Sarah, who died in 1865.
Local climate
Benbow Memorial Approximately 15 Metres East of East End of North Aisle of Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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