Richard Minchin Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 7 Metres North West of the Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1987. Monument.
Richard Minchin Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 7 Metres North West of the Porch
- WRENN ID
- solitary-flue-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 May 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 205 134
- Coordinates
- 51.81975, -1.70365
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Richard Minchin monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, approximately 7 meters north-west of the porch. It commemorates Richard Minchin, who died in 1768, along with other family members. The tomb is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth. There is an inscription to Richard Minchin on a sunken plaque on the south side, with a similar inscription panel on the north side. The east and west sides have inscription panels with inset segmental heads, although the panel on the west is only partially legible. The tomb is topped with moulded capping and a pointed upper capping that includes a flame finial.
Local climate
Richard Minchin Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 7 Metres North West of the Porch 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 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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