Smith Monument, in the Churchyard and 12 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Smith Monument, in the Churchyard and 12 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- dark-corner-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 668 883
- Coordinates
- 51.59305, -2.4799
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smith monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 12 metres south of the tower of the Church of St. James. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of freestone. The tomb features a moulded, hipped slab with corner balusters, plain sides and ends that include inscriptions, and a heavy moulded base with a plinth. It commemorates John Smith, who passed away in 1780, among others.
Local climate
Smith Monument, in the Churchyard and 12 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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