Group of 5 Monuments About 8 Yards South and South-East of the Vestry of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 April 1986. Tomb group.

Group of 5 Monuments About 8 Yards South and South-East of the Vestry of the Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
rusted-wattle-onyx
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 April 1986
Type
Tomb group
OS grid reference
SO 520 239
Coordinates
51.91183, -2.69855
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This group of five monuments is located about 8 yards south and south-east of the vestry of the Church of St Mary in Tretire with Michaelchurch.

The first monument is a chest tomb for Thomas Sternhold, who died in 1796. It is made of finely cut sandstone ashlar and features a moulded base, flat moulded capping, balusters at the ends, fluted cornice decoration, and quadrant corners on the side panels.

The second monument is a chest tomb for Thomas Sternhold II, who died in 1802. This tomb is also made of finely cut sandstone and has flat moulded capping, flat end panels, and side panels with quadrant corners and moulded margins.

The third monument is a chest tomb for the wife of William Marfell, who died in 1832. Constructed from sandstone ashlar, it has a moulded base, hipped capping, corner balusters, and quadrant corners with paterae on the margins of the side panels.

The fourth monument is a pedestal tomb for Sophia Marfell, who died in 1847. This tomb is made of sandstone ashlar and features a deeply moulded base and cornice with stepped capping, a moulded base to a square and curved hipped finial, a fluted frieze, and side panels with inverted batters and deeply moulded margins.

The fifth monument is a chest tomb for Thomas Price, who died in 1836. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and has a deeply moulded base, moulded hipped capping, a deep frieze supported by fluted and gadrooned corner balusters, and advanced side panels with moulded margins that include interlaced foliated designs in the corners.

Local climate

Group of 5 Monuments About 8 Yards South and South-East of the Vestry of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% 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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