Day Monument and Railed Enclosure Immediately East of Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Three Rivers local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 1985. Monument.
Day Monument and Railed Enclosure Immediately East of Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- leaning-ledge-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Three Rivers
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire MP: Mr Gagan Mohindra (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 October 1985
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Day Monument and Railed Enclosure Immediately East of Church of the Holy Cross, Church Lane, Sarratt
- OS grid reference
- TQ 038 984
- Coordinates
- 51.67479, -0.49893
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Day Monument is a chest tomb dedicated to members of the Day family, dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a moulded plinth and capping. The sides are raised and panelled, framed with moulding. Inscriptions are present on the long sides, and there are relief arms on the eastern end. Surrounding the tomb is a double railed enclosure, which includes a simple slab with arms in relief and an inscription in the northern section. The railings are adorned with spear heads and urn finials placed at regular intervals, and the enclosure has a stone plinth with capping. This monument is located immediately east of the Church of the Holy Cross.
Local climate
Day Monument and Railed Enclosure Immediately East of Church of the Holy Cross sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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