Delves Memorial and Railed Enclosure About 2 Metres North of the Chancel of the Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle-under-Lyme local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1985. Memorial.
Delves Memorial and Railed Enclosure About 2 Metres North of the Chancel of the Church of St Lawrence
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Constituency
- Stafford MP: Leigh Ingham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1985
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 813 377
- Coordinates
- 52.93698, -2.27951
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Delves Memorial and railed enclosure, located about 2 meters north of the chancel of the Church of St Lawrence, is a chest tomb dedicated to Reverend Joseph Delves, who died in 1796. It is made of sandstone ashlar and features a simple chest design with oval inscription panels and a moulded capping. The memorial is surrounded by wrought iron railings.
Local climate
Delves Memorial and Railed Enclosure About 2 Metres North of the Chancel of the Church of St Lawrence 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 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% 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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