Kew Monument in the Churchyard About 10 Metres South of Nave of Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Monument.
Kew Monument in the Churchyard About 10 Metres South of Nave of Church of Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- odd-entrance-crow
- 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 720 740
- Coordinates
- 51.46514, -2.40365
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Kew monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 10 metres south of the nave of the Church of Holy Trinity. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of limestone for the base and top, with sandstone elements. The tomb features a flat top with a moulded edge and plain quarter balusters. It has a moulded base and double inscription panels on the north and south sides, adorned with foliage in the spandrels on the south side. The monument commemorates William Kew, who died in 1819, along with other members of the family.
Local climate
Kew Monument in the Churchyard About 10 Metres South of Nave of Church of Holy Trinity 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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