Goldfinch Monument Approximately 5 Metres West of Vicarage 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. Chest tomb.
Goldfinch Monument Approximately 5 Metres West of Vicarage of Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-sentry-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Portsmouth
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North MP: Amanda Martin (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1999
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 650 055
- Coordinates
- 50.84586, -1.07724
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Goldfinch Monument is a chest tomb dating from around 1820, located approximately 5 meters west of the Vicarage of the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Wymering, Portsmouth. It is constructed of ashlar and features recessed fluted pilasters at each corner, which have sloping shafts, moulded caps, and bases set on a plinth. The tomb is capped with a weathered top slab.
On the long south face, there is an inscription that reads, "Sacred to the memory of John Goldfinch who departed this life - July 1819," although the remainder of the inscription is illegible. The opposite side bears the inscription, "Sacred to the memory of William Goldfinch who departed this life 9th October 1839 in the 76th year of his age." The monument has some ivy growth on it.
Local climate
Goldfinch Monument Approximately 5 Metres West of Vicarage 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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