Adams Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Oswald 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 South of Nave of Church of St Oswald
- WRENN ID
- final-frieze-lichen
- 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 655 932
- Coordinates
- 51.63731, -2.49985
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Adams monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 5 metres south of the nave of the Church of St. Oswald. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of sandstone. The tomb features a hipped top resting on a plinth, with plain shafts at each corner. There are inscription panels on the north and south sides, framed in a grooved surround, and it has a moulded base plinth. The monument commemorates Fanny Adams, who passed away in 1831, along with other members of the family.
Local climate
Adams Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Oswald receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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