Nathaniel Okey Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Michael Right of and Attached to South Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 February 1986. Monument.
Nathaniel Okey Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Michael Right of and Attached to South Porch
- WRENN ID
- tall-barrel-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 February 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 001 199
- Coordinates
- 51.87776, -1.99968
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nathaniel Okey monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Michael, positioned to the right of and attached to the south porch. This 17th-century tomb is made of limestone and features fielded rectangular inscription panels on the north and south sides, which show traces of inscriptions. There are marginal fielded panels on either side adorned with rosette decoration at the top. The east end has a raised fielded panel, while the west end has a sunken panel with traces of an inscription. The tomb is capped with moulding along the upper edge.
Local climate
Nathaniel Okey Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Michael Right of and Attached to South Porch 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 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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