Bowers Monument About 30 Yards South of the South Nave Aisle of the Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1985. Monument.
Bowers Monument About 30 Yards South of the South Nave Aisle of the Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- blind-spandrel-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 656 327
- Coordinates
- 51.99178, -2.50102
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bowers Monument is a chest tomb located about 30 yards south of the southwest corner of the south nave aisle of the Church of St Bartholomew in Much Marcle. It commemorates Francis Bowers, who died in 1788. The monument is made of finely cut sandstone ashlar and features a moulded and hipped capping. The end panels are designed as continuous full-width balusters with fluted friezes, while the side panels have deeply moulded surrounds and quadrant corners.
Local climate
Bowers Monument About 30 Yards South of the South Nave Aisle of the Church of St Bartholomew receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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