Beard Monument in the Churchyard About 25 Metres South West of West Porch of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Monument.
Beard Monument in the Churchyard About 25 Metres South West of West Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- ragged-chamber-primrose
- 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 769 788
- Coordinates
- 51.50796, -2.33397
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Beard monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 25 metres southwest of the west porch of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Tormarton. This early 19th-century tomb is made of sandstone and features a shaped top with a moulded edge and a moulded base. It has engaged quarter columns at the corners, with acanthus leaves at the convex base, and a garland of leaves and a shaft ring. The south side has paired inscription panels, with a central panel adorned with twined branches and leaves, while the north side also has paired panels and a central urn with twined branches and swag. The stonework shows signs of spalling. The monument commemorates Susanna Beard, who passed away in 1822, along with other family members.
Local climate
Beard Monument in the Churchyard About 25 Metres South West of West Porch of Church of St Mary receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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