Godwin Monument in the Churchyard About 22 Metres South of Nave of Anglican Church of St Thomas À Becket is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Chest tomb.
Godwin Monument in the Churchyard About 22 Metres South of Nave of Anglican Church of St Thomas À Becket
- WRENN ID
- hidden-tallow-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 August 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 699 765
- Coordinates
- 51.48666, -2.43452
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Godwin Monument in the Churchyard of St Thomas à Becket, Pucklechurch
The Godwin monument stands in the churchyard of St Thomas à Becket, approximately 22 metres south of the nave. It is an early 19th-century chest tomb in Regency Gothic style, erected to commemorate William Godwin (died 1801) and other members of the Godwin family.
The monument is constructed of sandstone. It features a flat top with an eared moulded edge and a moulded plinth. The corners project slightly and are marked by pilasters consisting of paired pointed-arched recesses with trefoil heads, surmounted by a rosette frieze. The south face contains two recessed, trefoil-headed inscription panels set within round-headed arches, with a small shield positioned in the spandrel between the arches.
The monument has been designated at Grade II as a good example of an early 19th-century chest tomb in Regency Gothic style, and for its group value in relation to the Grade I-listed church and other listed tombs in the churchyard.
Local climate
Godwin Monument in the Churchyard About 22 Metres South of Nave of Anglican Church of St Thomas À Becket 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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