James Brindley Memorial Approximately 10 Yards South East of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle-under-Lyme local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 April 1988. A C18 Memorial.
James Brindley Memorial Approximately 10 Yards South East of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- vacant-portal-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North MP: David Williams (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 April 1988
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 862 544
- Coordinates
- 53.08736, -2.20672
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The James Brindley memorial is located approximately 10 yards southeast of the Church of St. James in Newchapel, Kidsgrove. This grave slab, which was restored in 1956, is made of stone and features an inscription that reads: "JAMES BRINDLEY / of TURNHURST ENGINEER / was interr'd Sept. 30th 1772 / Aged 56". Additionally, there is a metal plaque attached to the grave that lists some significant events in Brindley's life. This plaque was presented by E.T.D. Warrilow F.S.A., who was the Staffordshire County Secretary of the Ancient Monuments Society. The Church of St. James is not included in this listing.
Local climate
James Brindley Memorial Approximately 10 Yards South East of Church of St James receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% 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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