Peake Memorial About 22 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle-under-Lyme local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1985. Memorial.
Peake Memorial About 22 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- blind-brick-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme MP: Adam Jogee (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1985
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 809 451
- Coordinates
- 53.00359, -2.285
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Peake Memorial is a chest tomb located about 22 meters south-west of the south porch of the Church of St John the Baptist. It dates to around 1820 and is made of sandstone ashlar. The tomb features square corner balusters and has moulded inscription panels, with two on each side and one at each end. It also includes a moulded plinth and capping. The memorial commemorates Thomas Peake, who died in 1820, as well as various members of his family. The inscription begins with the words "Sacred to the Memory," which are embellished with a flourish of calligraphic frills.
Local climate
Peake Memorial About 22 Metres South West of South Porch of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% 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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