Davis Monument in the Churchyard About 9 Metres South of the Nave of Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Tomb.
Davis Monument in the Churchyard About 9 Metres South of the Nave of Church of Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- late-forge-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 August 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 720 740
- Coordinates
- 51.46516, -2.40359
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Davis monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 9 metres south of the nave of the Church of Holy Trinity. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of sandstone and limestone. The tomb features a flat top with a moulded edge and a moulded sandstone plinth. It has plain quarter balusters and paired inscription panels on the north and south sides. The south side includes shaped panels that depict a putto, an hourglass, and foliage. The monument commemorates William Davis, who died in 1778, along with other members of the family.
Local climate
Davis Monument in the Churchyard About 9 Metres South of the Nave of Church of Holy Trinity receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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