Bodley Monument About 50 Yards West of the South Porch of the Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1987. Monument.
Bodley Monument About 50 Yards West of the South Porch of the Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-remnant-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 345 496
- Coordinates
- 52.14095, -2.95833
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bodley Monument, located about 50 yards west of the south porch of the Church of St James, is a chest tomb and kerb dating from around 1907. It is made of sandstone and tapers from west to east, featuring deeply moulded sides and chamfered capping. The capping has a raised circular motif and a foliated stem, resembling a medieval coffin lid. The east and west ends have decorative enrichments that cut across the mouldings, with the west end displaying an achievement. The low kerb has a raised section at the center of the east end. An inscription on the chamfer of the capping reads, "In Loving memory of George Frederick Bodley RA DCL FSA FRIBA/ who entered unto rest Oct 21 1907 aged 80." George Frederick Bodley designed the extensive painting scheme for the Church of St James. The design of this monument closely resembles another monument located a few yards to the east, which is dated 1895 and is not listed.
Local climate
Bodley Monument About 50 Yards West of the South Porch of the Church of St James receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Russell Monument, in the Churchyard and 10 Metres South of the Church of St James
- 2 Two Unidentified Monuments, Immediately West of South Porch in Churchyard of Church of St James
- 3 Brown Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James the Great
- 4 Vale, Bodnum and Harris Monuments, About 15-20m South-East of South Porch in Churchyard of Church of St Mary
- 5 Unidentified Monument, in the Churchyard and 4 Metres East of South Chapel of Church of St James
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