Baker Monument, Circa 7 Metres South East of South East Corner 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. Tomb.
Baker Monument, Circa 7 Metres South East of South East Corner of Chancel in the Churchyard of the Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 245 225
- Coordinates
- 51.901, -1.64506
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Baker Monument is a chest tomb located approximately 7 metres south-east of the south-east corner of the chancel in the churchyard of the Church of St. Leonard. It commemorates Thomas Baker, who died in 1800, and his wife Sarah, who died in 1792. The tomb is made of limestone and features a flat top, which was originally surrounded by an iron railing. It has a moulded plinth and quarter balusters at each corner. Inscriptions are displayed within two rectangular fielded panels on the north side, with similar paired panels on the opposite side and fielded panels at either end.
Local climate
Baker Monument, Circa 7 Metres South East of South East Corner 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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