Simmons' Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 7 Metres South East of the Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1987. A Georgian Monument.
Simmons' Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 7 Metres South East of the Chancel
- WRENN ID
- solitary-lime-finch
- 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
- Period
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- SP 205 134
- Coordinates
- 51.81948, -1.70346
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Simmons' monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, approximately 7 metres southeast of the chancel. It commemorates Thomas Simmons, who died in 1772, and his sister Mary, who died in 1787, with an inscription on the south side. The north side has no legible inscription. The monument is made of limestone and features a capping with a moulded margin and a single upper capping stone.
Local climate
Simmons' Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 7 Metres South East of the Chancel 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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- 4 Simpkins Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 5 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Peter
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