Harris Monument in the Churchyard of Church of St Leonard About 6 Metres South East of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1985. Monument.
Harris Monument in the Churchyard of Church of St Leonard About 6 Metres South East of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- blind-kitchen-larch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 219 345
- Coordinates
- 52.00875, -1.68206
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Harris monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Leonard, approximately 6 meters southeast of the chancel. It commemorates William Harris, who died in 1797. The tomb is made of limestone and features a cast-iron railing. It stands on a moulded plinth adorned with quarter balusters. There are inscriptions on either side of the tomb, framed by a simple decorative margin. The railing is topped with urn finials at each corner.
Local climate
Harris Monument in the Churchyard of Church of St Leonard About 6 Metres South East of Chancel receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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