Rose Monument, Circa 4 Metres East of East End of Chancel in the Churchyard of the Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1987. A C18 Monument.
Rose Monument, Circa 4 Metres East of East End of Chancel in the Churchyard of the Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- sombre-brass-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 245 225
- Coordinates
- 51.90107, -1.6451
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rose Monument, located about 4 metres east of the east end of the chancel in the churchyard of the Church of St. Leonard, is a chest tomb dedicated to Christopher Rose and his son. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a plinth with moulded capping. On the south side, there is a sunken oval inscription panel flanked by finely carved rectangular panels adorned with foliate decoration. A similar inscription panel is found on the north side. The inscription at the west end commemorates Christopher Rose, son of Christopher Rose, and includes a sunken rectangular panel with the face of a winged cherub at the top. At the east end, the monogram of the initials C.R. is intertwined with the faces of two winged cherubs in the upper corners.
Local climate
Rose Monument, Circa 4 Metres East of East End of Chancel in the Churchyard of the Church of St Leonard receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% 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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