Arnold Monument in the Churchyard About 22 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. Monument.
Arnold Monument in the Churchyard About 22 Metres South West of West Porch of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-tracery-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate MP: Claire Young (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 August 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 769 788
- Coordinates
- 51.50802, -2.33388
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Arnold monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 22 metres southwest of the west porch of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a shaped top with a moulded edge and a moulded base. It has lyre ends on the east and west sides, with quarter balusters. On the north side, there are paired inscription panels adorned with a slender festoon of leaves at the center and sides. The monument commemorates Martha Arnold, who died in 1808, along with other family members. This tomb is part of a group of three Arnold monuments, with the other two located about 1 and 3 metres due south.
Local climate
Arnold Monument in the Churchyard About 22 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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