John Karver Memorial Approximately 10 Yards South of South Aisle of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1985. Memorial.
John Karver Memorial Approximately 10 Yards South of South Aisle of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- over-balcony-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire MP: Mike Wood (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 March 1985
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SJ 866 040
- Coordinates
- 52.63387, -2.19928
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John Karver Memorial, located approximately 10 yards south of the south aisle of the Church of St. Nicholas, is an altar tomb dating from around 1800. It is constructed of ashlar and features a square plan with side panels that have quadrant corners. The memorial includes corner pilasters, a stepped base, and a moulded cornice, which is topped by an urn. It commemorates John Karver, who died in 1790, and also honors Beatrice Wood, who died in 1814.
Local climate
John Karver Memorial Approximately 10 Yards South of South Aisle of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- 1 Unidentified Memorial, About 8 Metres to East of Porch Level with Outer Entrance in Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas
- 2 Memorial Approximately 50 Yards South of South Aisle of Church of All Saints
- 3 Two Hardwick Memorials Approximately 5 Metres South of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist
- 4 Unidentified Memorial, About 11 Metres East of Porch Level with Outer Entrance in Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas
- 5 Table Tomb to John Homewood Circa 12 Yards North West of West Tower of Church of St Nicholas
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