Towneley and King Memorials Approximately 18 to 21 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Hounslow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 August 1988. Memorial.
Towneley and King Memorials Approximately 18 to 21 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hounslow
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick MP: Andy Slaughter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 August 1988
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- TQ 215 777
- Coordinates
- 51.48561, -0.25056
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Towneley and King Memorials are two chest tombs located approximately 18 to 21 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St Nicholas. They date from the late 18th century. The chest tomb on the east commemorates John Towneley, who died in 1782. It is made of brick and sits on a stone plinth, featuring a stone inscription panel, a moulded lip at the top, and oval end panels. The chest tomb on the west commemorates Elizabeth King, who died in 1771. This tomb is also made of brick, resting on a beaded stone plinth, and includes a stone inscription panel and a moulded lip at the top.
Local climate
Towneley and King Memorials Approximately 18 to 21 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St Nicholas 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 92% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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