Digger Monument, About 6 Metres South of South Porch in Churchyard of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Tomb.
Digger Monument, About 6 Metres South of South Porch in Churchyard of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- bitter-pier-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 075 015
- Coordinates
- 51.71246, -1.89204
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Digger Monument is a chest tomb located about 6 meters south of the south porch in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary. It commemorates John Digger, who died in 1809. The monument is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth and capping on its base, with plain recessed panels on the ends and sides. The inscription is located only on the south side. At the time of the survey in August 1985, the tomb was leaning to the north-west.
Local climate
Digger Monument, About 6 Metres South of South Porch in Churchyard of Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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