Nichols Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres West of North Aisle of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. A Georgian Monument.
Nichols Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres West of North Aisle of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- little-soffit-ivy
- 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
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- ST 741 758
- Coordinates
- 51.48068, -2.37383
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nichols monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 4 metres west of the north aisle of the Church of St. Peter. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a flat top with a moulded edge and quarter balusters. Inscriptions are present on the north and south sides, accompanied by paired shaped cartouches and a central putto on the north side. It commemorates George Nichols, who died in 1771, along with other family members.
Local climate
Nichols Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres West of North Aisle of Church of St Peter receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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