Banks Memorial and Railings About 60 Metres North West of Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1986. Tomb.
Banks Memorial and Railings About 60 Metres North West of Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- noble-hearth-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wyre Forest
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest MP: Mark Garnier (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 May 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 785 740
- Coordinates
- 52.36426, -2.31594
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Banks memorial and railings, located about 60 metres north-west of the Church of St Leonard, is a pedestal tomb dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features wrought iron railings. The tomb has a moulded cornice and is topped with a classical urn. The railings include spear heads with urn finials on the standards. Although most of the inscriptions are difficult to read, the family name Banks is still discernible.
Local climate
Banks Memorial and Railings About 60 Metres North West of Church of St Leonard receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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