Shaw Memorial Immediately East of the Sandys Mausoleum is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1985. Tomb.
Shaw Memorial Immediately East of the Sandys Mausoleum
- WRENN ID
- under-belfry-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 March 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Shaw Memorial Immediately East of the Sandys Mausoleum, Worcester Road, Ombersley
- OS grid reference
- SO 844 634
- Coordinates
- 52.26932, -2.22964
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Shaw Memorial, located immediately east of the Sandys Mausoleum, is a chest tomb dating from around 1832. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and is inspired by Greek Revival architecture. The memorial features a moulded plinth, tapered sides, and a slightly ridged heavy capping, all with rebated corners. It commemorates Thomas Shaw, who died in 1832.
Local climate
Shaw Memorial Immediately East of the Sandys Mausoleum receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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