Harris Monument About 20 Yards East-North-East of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 1985. Chest tomb.
Harris Monument About 20 Yards East-North-East of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- dark-latch-dust
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 July 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 512 470
- Coordinates
- 52.1197, -2.71391
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Harris monument, located about 20 yards east-north-east of the Church of St Mary, is a chest tomb dedicated to Ann Harris, who died in 1838. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features a moulded capping with a smaller capping placed on top. The corners of the tomb are balustered and adorned with wreath motifs on the south side, while the north side displays pelmets. The monument also includes incised rectangular inscription panels.
Local climate
Harris Monument About 20 Yards East-North-East of Church of St Mary receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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