Hayward Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 12 Metres South of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1985. A Late C18 Chest tomb.
Hayward Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 12 Metres South of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- last-nave-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 942 128
- Coordinates
- 51.81392, -2.08546
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hayward Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard approximately 12 meters south of the Church of St. Michael. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of grey sandstone. The monument is designed in the Adam style, featuring a funereal urn in relief on the west end panel. The east end displays a ribbon bow that incorporates a floral spray. Both end panels are topped with cornices and have floral decorations on the side returns. The sides of the tomb have a plain raised inscription, with the south side reading: "In Memory of / JOHN HAYWARD who departed this life / Aug 19th 1783 Aged 48 yrs / There is no Age that Death will spare / All Ages they must die / Therefore to die let all prepare / To Laye Eternally."
Local climate
Hayward Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 12 Metres South of Church of St Michael receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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