Adams Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Arilda is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 1984. Monument.
Adams Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Arilda
- WRENN ID
- tall-pedestal-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 December 1984
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 608 919
- Coordinates
- 51.62476, -2.56693
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Adams monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 5 metres north of the tower of the Church of St. Arilda in Oldbury-upon-Severn. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone and sandstone. The tomb features a flat top with a moulded edge and fluted quarter balusters. There are inscription panels on all sides, presented in oval cartouches on the north and south sides, commemorating William Adams, who died in 1783, along with other family members.
Local climate
Adams Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Arilda 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 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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