Row of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence, C2 1/2 Metres East of the East End of the Chapel is a Grade II listed building in the Cheltenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1987. Monument.
Row of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence, C2 1/2 Metres East of the East End of the Chapel
- WRENN ID
- half-parapet-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheltenham
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 934 248
- Coordinates
- 51.92241, -2.09632
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a row of three chest tombs located in the churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence, approximately 2.5 meters east of the east end of the chancel. The tombs date from the 17th to early 18th century and are made of limestone.
The northernmost tomb, dating to the 18th century, features an inscription dedicated to John Cobb, Gent, on the north side within a fielded inscription panel bordered by carved foliate decoration. The south side has a similar fielded panel. At the west end, there is a circular panel with a raised margin and gadrooning at the base. The tomb is capped with a thick top that has a moulded margin, and an egg and dart motif runs around all sides below the capping.
The second chest tomb, located about 2.5 meters south of the first, dates from the early to mid-18th century. It has a partially legible inscription on the south side, featuring a sunken inscription panel flanked by raised strapwork panels. The end of this tomb also has similar raised strapwork.
The southernmost tomb dates to the early 17th century and has deeply incised inscriptions on the north side and at the west end. The south side appears to have some raised decoration, though it may not be an inscription. All three tombs were largely covered in ivy at the time of the last survey in April 1986, and there may be additional inscriptions that were not visible then.
Local climate
Row of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence, C2 1/2 Metres East of the East End of the Chapel receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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