Nickson family tombs, including railings, in Hanmer churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 November 2005. Tombs. 2 related planning applications.
Nickson family tombs, including railings, in Hanmer churchyard
- WRENN ID
- deep-tallow-root
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wrexham
- Constituency
- Wrexham MP: Andrew Ranger (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 15 November 2005
- Type
- Tombs
- Address
- Nickson family tombs, including railings, in Hanmer churchyard, SY13 3DE
- OS grid reference
- SJ 454 397
- Coordinates
- 52.95208, -2.81291
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Nickson family tombs, located in the churchyard of Hanmer, consist of two similar chest tombs from the early 19th century. The southern tomb is made of freestone and features a faceted slab topped with an urn. The south face has a badly weathered inscription, with the date '1835' being the only clearly legible part. It has corner piers with panels, and on the south side, there is a round arch with sunburst fluting in the spandrels, along with an inscription dedicated to Robert Nickson of Halghton, who died in 1809. The north side also has a round arch and an inscription for Susanna Nickson, who passed away in 1822.
The northern tomb is also constructed from freestone and has a faceted slab. Originally, it featured a central urn, which was detached and placed loosely on the slab during the survey. The south side includes a round arch with fluting in the spandrels and a weathered inscription for John Nickson, who died in 1823. The north side mirrors this with a similar round arch, adorned with cherubs in the spandrels, and a weathered inscription where only the date '1794' is clearly visible. This tomb is surrounded by later cast iron railings on three sides, with the fourth side adjacent to the vicarage, and missing in the northwest angle.
Local climate
Nickson family tombs, including railings, in Hanmer churchyard receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2007
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
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