Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 21 Metres 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.
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 21 Metres West of West Porch of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- moated-jade-coral
- 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
- 51.50814, -2.33383
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an 18th-century chest tomb located about 21 metres west of the west porch of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Tormarton. It is made of limestone and features a flat top with a moulded edge and a moulded base. The tomb has a cornice and lyre ends on the east and west sides, each adorned with a shaped shield set in a carved foliate surround. On the north side, there is a raised square panel with an egg and dart surround, complemented by carved festooned foliage on the sides. The south side displays a shaped cartouche with draped swags, festooned fruit and flowers on the sides, and twined ribbons. The inscriptions on the tomb have worn away over time.
Local climate
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 21 Metres 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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