Barrett Monument About One Yard South of Central Lancet of the South Aisle of the Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1985. Chest tomb.
Barrett Monument About One Yard South of Central Lancet of the South Aisle of the Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- nether-wicket-ochre
- 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
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Barrett Monument About One Yard South of Central Lancet of the South Aisle of the Church of St George, Woolhope
- OS grid reference
- SO 611 357
- Coordinates
- 52.01903, -2.56734
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Barrett monument is a chest tomb located about one yard south of the central lancet of the south aisle of the Church of St George. It commemorates Richard Barrett, who died in 1794. The tomb is made of sandstone ashlar and features a moulded capping with a simple raised inscription panel that has moulded surrounds. This monument is one of a group of four chest tombs, which also includes those for Burrup, Hooper, and John Wheeler.
Local climate
Barrett Monument About One Yard South of Central Lancet of the South Aisle of the Church of St George receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% 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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