Monument to George Edwards 5 Metres North of Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1998. Monument.
Monument to George Edwards 5 Metres North of Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- waning-soffit-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 1998
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TM 148 738
- Coordinates
- 52.32041, 1.15157
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb dedicated to George Edwards, located 5 metres north of the Church of St Peter and St Paul. It was built in 1813 and is made of brick with a limestone facing. The tomb features panelled corner clasping pilasters and has incised panels on the sides that include an inscription.
Local climate
Monument to George Edwards 5 Metres North of Church of St Peter and St Paul sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% 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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- 1 Edwards Memorial Approximately 5 Metres to North-West of North Porch of Church of St George
- 2 Edwards Memorial Approximately 13 Metres to North of North Porch of Church of St George
- 3 Headstone and 3 Tombchests to Edwards Family on South Side of Chancel of Church of St Peter and Paul
- 4 Edwards Tomb in the Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of Nave South East Angle of Church of St Nicholas
- 5 Edwards Memorial Approximately 14 Metres to North of North Porch of Church of St George
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