3 Tombstones in Churchyard 12 Metres to North of Church Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Dacorum local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1987. Tombstones.
3 Tombstones in Churchyard 12 Metres to North of Church Tower
- WRENN ID
- solemn-slate-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dacorum
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted MP: Victoria Collins (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 March 1987
- Type
- Tombstones
- OS grid reference
- TL 028 112
- Coordinates
- 51.79076, -0.51004
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are three tombstones located in the churchyard, 12 metres north of the church tower in Great Gaddesden. The tombstones commemorate individuals from the 18th century: Wells from 1760, John Wells of St. Margaret, Gent from 1740, and Thomas Meadows from 1748. They are made of white freestone and stand a little over one metre tall. The first two tombstones share a similar design featuring an ornate baroque carved panel above the inscribed plain slab. John Wells' slab is particularly notable for its fine letter-cutting, showcasing overlapping asymmetrical winged cherubs' heads looking inwards above acanthus sprays, all framed by a vigorous design of scrolls and counter-scrolls. The 1760 slab has a similar style, but the cherubs' heads are symmetrical and face outwards. The Meadows slab is simpler, featuring a narrow carved panel at the top with a cherub's head in a lunette and scrolls at each end.
Local climate
3 Tombstones in Churchyard 12 Metres to North of Church Tower sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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