Monument to Smith Family, 20 Metres to North of St John's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1986. Monument.
Monument to Smith Family, 20 Metres to North of St John's Church
- WRENN ID
- open-rood-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 731 372
- Coordinates
- 52.03318, -2.39297
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to the Smith family, located 20 meters north of St John's Church, is a chest tomb dating from 1829. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and features inscribed circular panels with decorative paterae in the spandrels. The monument has a moulded base, a pulvinated frieze, and a cornice. Additionally, a mid-18th century memorial has been inserted into the east end of the tomb.
Local climate
Monument to Smith Family, 20 Metres to North of St John's Church receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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