Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 12 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James the Great is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Monument.
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 12 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James the Great
- WRENN ID
- pale-transept-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 August 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 705 748
- Coordinates
- 51.4716, -2.42585
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an early 18th-century chest tomb located about 12 metres south of the tower of the Church of St. James the Great in Wick and Abson. It is made of limestone and features a flat top with a moulded edge, which is recessed at the centre on both the north and south sides. The moulded plinth is similarly recessed, and the tomb has heavy bolster ends with a cornice on the east and west sides. On the east side, there are three cherubs' heads, while the west side displays three skulls. The central panel on the north side includes two cherubs' heads and draped curtains, although the inscriptions have worn away over time.
Local climate
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 12 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James the Great 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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