J Beard Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres North of Porch of Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Monument.
J Beard Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres North of Porch of Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- rooted-tallow-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 866 763
- Coordinates
- 51.48615, -2.19414
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The J. Beard monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 5 meters north of the porch of the Church of St. Margaret in Yatton Keynell. This late 18th-century tomb is made of ashlar stone and features an oval plaque on the south side, which is flanked by ribbon drops on either side. The ends of the tomb are designed in a lyre shape with husk drops. The north side has a fielded plaque, and the tomb is finished with a moulded base and cornice. An inscription dedicated to J. Beard can be found on the west end.
Local climate
J Beard Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres North of Porch of Church of St Margaret receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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