William Herton Memorial and Railings Approximately 20 Yards South of Chancel of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1985. Memorial.
William Herton Memorial and Railings Approximately 20 Yards South of Chancel of Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- far-bonework-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peak District National Park
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1985
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SK 085 545
- Coordinates
- 53.08779, -1.87362
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The William Herton Memorial and railings are located approximately 20 yards south of the chancel of the Church of All Saints in Grindon. This memorial is a pedestal tomb commemorating William Herton, who died in 1822. It is constructed of ashlar and has a square plan. The memorial features fluted corner pilasters, a moulded base and cornice, and is topped with a fluted urn. The tomb is surrounded by wrought iron railings that have urn-capped corner standards.
Local climate
William Herton Memorial and Railings Approximately 20 Yards South of Chancel of Church of All Saints receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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