Monument to Blandford in the Churchyard and 1 Metre to the North of Vestry of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1984. Monument.
Monument to Blandford in the Churchyard and 1 Metre to the North of Vestry of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- spare-pewter-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke MP: Claire Hazelgrove (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1984
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 622 797
- Coordinates
- 51.5151, -2.54512
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Thomas Blandford is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, one metre to the north of the vestry of the Church of St. Michael in Stoke Gifford. This late 18th-century tomb is made of freestone and features a flat slab with a square edge, plain panels, and a cavetto base. The inscription commemorates Thomas Blandford and is noted for its fine lettering.
Local climate
Monument to Blandford in the Churchyard and 1 Metre to the North of Vestry of Church of St Michael 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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