Edwards Monument in the Churchyard About 11 Metres South West of West Porch of Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Chest tomb.
Edwards Monument in the Churchyard About 11 Metres South West of West Porch of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- lesser-clay-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 August 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 769 788
- Coordinates
- 51.508, -2.33381
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Edwards monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 11 metres south-west of the west porch of the Church of St Mary Magdalene. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of sandstone. The tomb features a flat top with a moulded edge and a moulded base, as well as engaged quarter columns at each corner. Inscriptions are present on all sides, and there are paired shaped panels on the north and south sides. The monument commemorates Sarah Edwards, who died in 1832, along with other family members.
Local climate
Edwards Monument in the Churchyard About 11 Metres South West of West Porch of Church of St Mary Magdalene 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 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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