Edmonds monument, about 8.5m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Monument.

Edmonds monument, about 8.5m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church

WRENN ID
muffled-mullion-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1986
Type
Monument
Address
Edmonds monument, about 8.5m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church, Milton Street
OS grid reference
SP 149 009
Coordinates
51.7071, -1.78527
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Edmonds monument is a chest tomb located about 8.5 meters north of the main door in the grounds of Fairford United Church. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb has a square shape topped with a large, very flat pitched cross-gabled cap that extends over a deep projecting cornice featuring plain modules. This cornice is supported by four squat, unfluted Doric corner columns, with a "stylobate" now at ground level. The monument includes inscriptions on plain panels, which are incised with a Greek key pattern at the corners. The inscriptions read "Edmonds 1789 (?)" on the west side, "John 1819" on the north side, and "Elizabeth 1842" on the east side. The design is unusual and complete, although it shows some weathering, particularly on the columns, and it strongly references the work of Ledoux. The dimensions of the monument are approximately 1,960 mm by 2,010 mm and it stands about 1,630 mm high.

Local climate

Edmonds monument, about 8.5m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church 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 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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