Barker Memorial About 10 Metres North of Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1987. Memorial.
Barker Memorial About 10 Metres North of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- sunken-bailey-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1987
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- TM 104 714
- Coordinates
- 52.3008, 1.08454
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Barker Memorial, located about 10 meters north of the Church of St Mary Magdalene in Thornham Magna, is a chest tomb dedicated to T. Barker, who died in 1755. The memorial features ashlar facing on red brick and is topped with dark stone capping that includes an inscription and a moulded base. On one long side, there are two raised panels surrounded by egg and dart motifs, with a central pilaster that has a low relief drop. The outer fluted pilasters enhance the design. The left end of the tomb displays a relief cartouche, while the right end features two putti and a swag. The rear of the tomb is made of exposed brick.
Local climate
Barker Memorial About 10 Metres North of Church of St Mary Magdalene sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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