Parker Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres North of Nave 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. Chest tomb.
Parker Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres North of Nave of Church of St James the Great
- WRENN ID
- sunken-wattle-nettle
- 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 699 796
- Coordinates
- 51.51517, -2.43434
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parker monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 8 metres north of the nave of the Church of St James the Great. It dates from the 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a flat top with a moulded edge and a moulded base, along with plain quarter balusters. There are inscription panels on all sides, with paired panels on the north and south sides, commemorating Isaac Parker, who died in 1794, and other family members.
Local climate
Parker Monument in the Churchyard About 8 Metres North of Nave 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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