Monument to Bishop John Graham in North Part of Overleigh Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1998. Monument.

Monument to Bishop John Graham in North Part of Overleigh Cemetery

WRENN ID
sacred-jamb-curlew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 July 1998
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to Bishop John Graham in North Part of Overleigh Cemetery, Overleigh Road
OS grid reference
SJ 403 653
Coordinates
53.18209, -2.89476
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to Bishop John Graham is located in the north part of Overleigh Cemetery and dates from around 1866. It is made of sandstone and features a base of two square steps leading up to a freestone plinth. An octagonal column with a stiff-leaf capital rises from the plinth. The inscription on the plinth reads: "JOHN GRAHAM D.D. BISHOP OF CHESTER. BORN 25 FEBRUARY 1794 : DIED 15 JUNE 1865. CHARLOTTE GRAHAM HIS WIFE BORN 12 MAY 1802 : DIED 29 JANUARY 1881 (?)". Bishop Graham was known for his strong support of education for poor and disadvantaged children, particularly through the Ragged Schools movement.

Local climate

Monument to Bishop John Graham in North Part of Overleigh Cemetery receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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