Cartwright Tomb Approximately 39 Metres South West of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1992. Tomb.
Cartwright Tomb Approximately 39 Metres South West of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- frozen-chimney-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stafford
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 January 1992
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SJ 904 338
- Coordinates
- 52.90158, -2.14401
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cartwright Tomb, located approximately 39 meters southwest of the Church of St Michael, is a Grade II listed structure dating from around 1805. It serves as a burial site for members of the Cartwright family, with recorded dates of death ranging from 1805 to 1866. The tomb is constructed of ashlar stone set on a brick base, topped with plain stone slabs.
The chest tomb features stop-chamfered balusters adorned with hollow mouldings and octagonal panels on the sides and ends. The south side includes a slate plaque, while the reeded frieze has decorative paterae at both ends. The catafalque capping displays a fluted frieze with additional paterae and entwined laurel at the ends, with a slate plaque on the south side and another missing on the north. The inscriptions on two panels are worn, and there are inscriptions on the slate plaques as well. This tomb is an interesting example of early 19th-century tomb design.
Local climate
Cartwright Tomb Approximately 39 Metres South West of Church of St Michael 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 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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