Hooper memorial about 10 metres south of tower of Church of St Cassian is a Grade II listed building in the Wyre Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1987. Memorial.
Hooper memorial about 10 metres south of tower of Church of St Cassian
- WRENN ID
- crooked-grate-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wyre Forest
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest MP: Mark Garnier (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1987
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SO 891 735
- Coordinates
- 52.36026, -2.16136
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hooper memorial is a chest tomb located about 10 metres south of the tower of the Church of St Cassian in Chaddesley Corbett. It dates from 1802 and is made of ashlar stone. The tomb features a ridged and hipped capping, with balusters at the corners. An oval inscription panel is flanked by fluted pilasters. The main inscription on the south side reads: "Sacred to the memory of Thomas Hooper, (late of Cakebowl) who departed this life the 8th July 1802, Aged 58 years. Also to the memory of Charles Hooper who departed this life the 18th March 1804, Aged 28 years."
Local climate
Hooper memorial about 10 metres south of tower of Church of St Cassian receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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