Cholera Memorial in Doctor's Piece Garden Cholera Memorial in Doctor's Piece Gardens is a Grade II listed building in the Walsall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1986. Memorial.
Cholera Memorial in Doctor's Piece Garden Cholera Memorial in Doctor's Piece Gardens
- WRENN ID
- other-grate-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Walsall
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton South East MP: Pat McFadden (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 July 1986
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Cholera Memorial in Doctor's Piece Garden Cholera Memorial in Doctor's Piece Gardens, Doctors Peice
- OS grid reference
- SO 967 985
- Coordinates
- 52.5851, -2.05006
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cholera memorial in Doctor's Piece Gardens was erected in 1849. It features a sandstone plaque with a rounded top. The inscription details the cholera outbreak that affected the parish of Willenhall in 1849, noting that the first death occurred on August 17 and the last on October 4, resulting in 292 deaths over 49 days. Due to overcrowding in the churchyard of St Giles, this area, part of the church estate and not yet consecrated, was first used for burials starting September 1. On three days, 15 burials occurred daily, with a total of 211 individuals interred here and in the churchyard. The inscription also reflects on the impact of the outbreak, which halted business and industry in the town.
Local climate
Cholera Memorial in Doctor's Piece Garden Cholera Memorial in Doctor's Piece Gardens receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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