Beckford Monument Approximately 8 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Mole Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Tomb.
Beckford Monument Approximately 8 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- woven-chapel-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mole Valley
- Constituency
- Epsom and Ewell MP: Helen Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TQ 193 580
- Coordinates
- 51.30864, -0.28967
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Beckford Monument, located approximately 8 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Giles, is a tomb chest with associated iron railings, dating from the late 18th century. It commemorates Thomas Beckford, who died in 1781. The monument is made of sandstone ashlar and is designed in a classical style, featuring panelled sides and ends with wide vase-profile corners. On the south side, there is an inscription that reads: "THOMAS BECKFORD Esq Obit Aprilis 12th Anno Domini 1781 Aetat 24," along with a worn roundel at the head that appears to contain a helm and arms, followed by a lengthy inscription commemorating others from 1730. At the time of the survey in 1988, the lid had two large longitudinal cracks, and both end panels were loose. The entire monument is enclosed within tall cast-iron railings that are rusted.
Local climate
Beckford Monument Approximately 8 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Giles sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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