Pair of Hobbs Monuments, About 2 1/2 Metres South East of Gearing Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Memorial.
Pair of Hobbs Monuments, About 2 1/2 Metres South East of Gearing Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- half-foundation-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SU 214 994
- Coordinates
- 51.69378, -1.69051
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description covers a pair of chest tombs located about 2.5 meters southeast of the Gearing Monument in the churchyard of the Church of St. Lawrence. The northern tomb commemorates William Hobbs, who died in 1803, and the southern tomb commemorates Elizabeth Hobbs, who died in 1812. Both tombs are made of limestone.
The northern tomb features a flat top with straight edges and a moulded plinth, with cut-off corners and plain ends and sides. It has remains of a low relief cartouche surrounding the inscription on the north side, although the inscriptions are mostly worn away. The top of this tomb has been pieced together and has shifted position.
The southern tomb has a moulded plinth and capping on a tall base with a plain frieze. Its three-stepped tent top has curved edges that transition to straight edges. The end panels display an incised rectangular panel with a projecting semi-circular section at the top, while the fielded side panels are flanked by fluted strips.
Local climate
Pair of Hobbs Monuments, About 2 1/2 Metres South East of Gearing Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Lawrence receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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