George Monument Approximately 5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Portsmouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1999. A C18 Monument.
George Monument Approximately 5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- stony-niche-alder
- 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 650 055
- Coordinates
- 50.84569, -1.07743
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The George Monument is a chest tomb located approximately 5 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Wymering, Portsmouth. It dates from around 1781 and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features recessed fluted pilasters at each corner with sloping shafts, moulded caps, and bases set on a plinth. The lid has vertical incisions and a weathered top slab.
On the long north side, there is a raised oval panel with sea shell reliefs at each corner. The inscription commemorates Mr. James George, who died on November 11th, 1781, aged 55 years, and his wife, Mrs. Sarah George, who died on April 18th, 1813, aged 74 years. It also mentions four children who died in infancy and Hannah, the wife of James George, who died on an unspecified date. Other inscriptions are illegible. The monument originally had an iron railed enclosure, and the top stonework on the south-east corner is broken away, with some ivy and vegetation growth present.
Local climate
George Monument Approximately 5 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% 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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