Grosvenor Memorial Approximately 70 Metres South East of Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1986. Tomb.
Grosvenor Memorial Approximately 70 Metres South East of Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- pitched-thatch-brook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 August 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SK 006 432
- Coordinates
- 52.98626, -1.99172
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grosvenor Memorial is a large chest tomb located approximately 70 meters southeast of the Church of St. Giles. It dates from the early 18th century and commemorates Archibald Grosvenor, who died in 1705. The tomb is made of stone, possibly Portland stone, and features a moulded plinth and wide gadrooned pilasters at the corners. There are paired side panels that include extensive historical descriptions, and it has a moulded top slab. The Grosvenor family was also responsible for building Hales Hall.
Local climate
Grosvenor Memorial Approximately 70 Metres South East of Church of St Giles receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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