Edwards Monument Approximately 1 Metre South of Organ Chamber 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. Tomb.
Edwards Monument Approximately 1 Metre South of Organ Chamber of Church of St Giles
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- 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
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 572 190
- Coordinates
- 51.86828, -2.62259
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Edwards monument is a chest tomb located approximately 1 metre south of the organ chamber of the Church of St Giles in Goodrich. It dates from the late 18th century to the early 19th century and is constructed from ashlar stone. The monument features a moulded plinth and raised capping, with gadrooned corner balusters that flank a rectangular inscription panel containing an oval inset. It commemorates Samuel Edwards, who died in 1795.
Local climate
Edwards Monument Approximately 1 Metre South of Organ Chamber 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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- 4 Edwards Tomb in the Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of Nave South East Angle of Church of St Nicholas
- 5 Edwards Memorial Approximately 5 Metres to North-West of North Porch of Church of St George
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