Birchall Memorial Approximately 16 Metres South of Chancel 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. Memorial.
Birchall Memorial Approximately 16 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- far-remnant-mist
- 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 725 373
- Coordinates
- 52.9327, -2.40962
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Birchall memorial, located approximately 16 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary, is a chest tomb dating from around 1830. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features a rectangular plan. The tomb has a moulded plinth and capping, along with fluted corner pilasters. On the south side, there is a moulded inscription panel commemorating John Birchall, who died in 1829. The north side has another inscription dedicated to his parents, William and Elizabeth, who both died in 1832. Additionally, there is an inscription on the top ledger for their daughter, Elizabeth, who passed away in 1858.
Local climate
Birchall Memorial Approximately 16 Metres South of Chancel 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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