Brown Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James the Great is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Monument.
Brown Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James the Great
- WRENN ID
- vast-stone-saffron
- 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 699 796
- Coordinates
- 51.51488, -2.43431
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Brown monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 4 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St James the Great. It dates from the 18th century and is made of sandstone. The tomb features a flat top with a moulded edge and a moulded base. It has corner pilasters adorned with a triglyph and rosette frieze on the east and west sides. There are paired inscription panels on the north and south, with foliage on the north panel, and a central skull, cherubs, and symbols of the second coming on the south panel. Additionally, there is a shield on the west side and a draped curtain over the panel on the east side. The monument commemorates Anthony Brown, who died in 1749, along with other family members.
Local climate
Brown Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James the Great 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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