Keeper Monument, in the Churchyard and 22 Metres South of the Tower of Church of St James the Less is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1984. Monument.
Keeper Monument, in the Churchyard and 22 Metres South of the Tower of Church of St James the Less
- WRENN ID
- silver-pinnacle-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1984
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 680 834
- Coordinates
- 51.54882, -2.46213
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Keeper Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 22 metres south of the tower of the Church of St James the Less. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of freestone. The tomb features a moulded slab with recessed corner balusters adorned with swags, plain ends, and one inscribed end. The sides have inscriptions within cartouches and decorated spandrels, along with a moulded base. The inscription on the north side reads: "In Memory of JOHN Keeper of this Parish who died April 1st 1799 Aged 65 years. The voice of innocent Abel's blood, err'd loud For JUSTICE on Cain who by the law was dead But O may the blood of our Lord cry more loud For MERCY on my guilty murderer's head."
Local climate
Keeper Monument, in the Churchyard and 22 Metres South of the Tower of Church of St James the Less 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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