Cape Monument in Churchyard 7 Metres West of Unitarian Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 August 1984. Monument.

Cape Monument in Churchyard 7 Metres West of Unitarian Chapel

WRENN ID
iron-hammer-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke MP: Claire Hazelgrove (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 August 1984
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 639 775
Coordinates
51.49605, -2.52055
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cape monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 7 metres west of the Unitarian Chapel in Frenchay. It dates from the 18th century and is made of freestone. The tomb features a moulded plinth, corner baroque balusters, and panels with one incised moulding, topped with an ogee moulded slab. The earliest legible date on the monument is 1739.

Local climate

Cape Monument in Churchyard 7 Metres West of Unitarian Chapel receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% 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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  2. Sisters' House Grade II 72 m
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  6. Frenchay House Grade II 112 m
  7. Church of England Frenchay School, Frenchay Common Grade II 208 m
  8. Grove House Grove View Grade II 335 m
  9. Frenchay Quaker Meeting House Grade II 339 m
  10. Frenchay Bridge Grade II 371 m