Grigg and Swale Monument, Approximately 26 Metres West of Northwest Corner of St Andrews Church is a Grade II listed building in the Portsmouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1999. Monument.
Grigg and Swale Monument, Approximately 26 Metres West of Northwest Corner of St Andrews Church
- WRENN ID
- mired-turret-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Portsmouth
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North MP: Amanda Martin (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1999
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 685 058
- Coordinates
- 50.84784, -1.02773
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Grigg and Swale Monument is a chest tomb dating from around 1793, located approximately 26 meters west of the northwest corner of St Andrew's Church in Portsmouth. It is constructed of ashlar and features a podium with splayed sides, a moulded cap and base set on stone balls off the plinth, and a weathered top slab positioned behind the lid. Each side of the tomb's die has a panel with a shell motif at each corner.
The long east-facing side bears an inscription dedicated to Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Griff, the wife of James Grigg Esq of Purbrook, who passed away on July 17, 1793, at the age of 36. It also commemorates James Grigg, who died on June 16, 1821, at the age of 70. The long west-facing side is inscribed in memory of Louisa Swale, the widow of Colin Richard Swale RM and daughter of James Grigg Esq, who was born in May 1799 and died on February 6, 1885.
The south-facing end of the tomb has an inscription for Anne Swale, the second daughter of Colin Richard Swale and granddaughter of James Grigg Esq, who was born on May 6, 1827, and died on January 25, 1881. The north-facing end commemorates Major Henry Swale R.M., son of Colin Richard Swale and grandson of James Grigg Esq, who died on December 20, at the age of 42.
Local climate
Grigg and Swale Monument, Approximately 26 Metres West of Northwest Corner of St Andrews Church receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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