William Fisher Monument Approximately 2 Metres West of West Tower of Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1985. Monument.
William Fisher Monument Approximately 2 Metres West of West Tower of Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- strange-clay-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 571 190
- Coordinates
- 51.86833, -2.62307
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The William Fisher monument is a pedestal tomb located approximately 2 meters west of the west tower of the Church of St Giles in Goodrich. It dates from around 1830 and is constructed of ashlar stone. The monument features a square base with a moulded plinth and capping, which is further elevated and topped with a double cushion motif of tea-caddy type. The corners have rounded piers, and there are fielded inscription panels along with a plain frieze that includes rosettes at the corners. This monument commemorates William Fisher, who was late of Bryant Court and died in 1830.
Local climate
William Fisher Monument Approximately 2 Metres West of West Tower of Church of St Giles receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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