Monument in St Peter's Churchyard (8 Metres to South of Church Tower) is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1988. Monument.
Monument in St Peter's Churchyard (8 Metres to South of Church Tower)
- WRENN ID
- north-spindle-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TL 118 263
- Coordinates
- 51.9244, -0.37527
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This 18th-century monument is located in St. Peter's Churchyard, approximately 8 meters south of the church tower. It was erected for George Draper and is made of limestone freestone. The monument features a square pedestal that stands about 1.5 meters high, with a moulded base and cap. On the east side, there is a coat of arms in high relief, while the north side displays an inscription. The tall obelisk, which was originally part of the monument, is now broken into two sections and lies on the south side.
Local climate
Monument in St Peter's Churchyard (8 Metres to South 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 80% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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