Matthews Monument, About 18 Metres North East of North Vestry 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. Chest tomb.
Matthews Monument, About 18 Metres North East of North Vestry in Churchyard of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- sharp-alcove-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 215 995
- Coordinates
- 51.69406, -1.68982
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Matthews Monument is a chest tomb located about 18 meters north-east of the north vestry in the churchyard of the Church of St. Lawrence. It commemorates Mary Sophia Matthews, who died in 1841. The monument is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth and capping on the base, along with a plain frieze and a stepped tent top. The end panels are plain, while the side panels are slightly fielded and have flanking fluted strips.
Local climate
Matthews Monument, About 18 Metres North East of North Vestry 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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