Wilkes Monument Immediately to West of Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II listed building in the Wolverhampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 March 1992. Monument.
Wilkes Monument Immediately to West of Church of St Michael and All Angels
- WRENN ID
- long-tallow-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wolverhampton
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton West MP: Warinder Juss (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 March 1992
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Wilkes Monument Immediately to West of Church of St Michael and All Angels, Church Road, City of Wolverhampton
- OS grid reference
- SJ 891 002
- Coordinates
- 52.60031, -2.16218
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wilkes Monument, located immediately to the west of the Church of St Michael and All Angels in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, is a chest tomb dedicated to John Wilkes, who died in 1767. The monument is constructed from ashlar and features angle pilasters that stand on moulded bases. The top slab has a moulded edge, and there are fielded inscription panels, with the front panel displaying an elaborate scrolled inscription.
Local climate
Wilkes Monument Immediately to West of Church of St Michael and All Angels 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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