Hancock Memorial Approximately 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1986. Chest tomb.
Hancock Memorial Approximately 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- steep-keep-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South MP: Dr Allison Gardner (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 August 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SJ 981 402
- Coordinates
- 52.95938, -2.02952
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hancock memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 3 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Margaret in Draycott-in-the-Moors. It likely dates from the mid to late 18th century, although it commemorates Jane Hancock, who died in 1699, suggesting it may have been postdated. The tomb is made of stone and features a moulded plinth, inset waisted balusters at the corners, a moulded top slab, and inscribed sides. Overall, the design indicates that it is more characteristic of the late 18th century than the 17th century.
Local climate
Hancock Memorial Approximately 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Margaret 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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