Walker Monument, About 1 1/2 Metres South West of Andrews Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Chest tomb.
Walker Monument, About 1 1/2 Metres South West of Andrews Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- proud-copper-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 215 995
- Coordinates
- 51.69405, -1.69024
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Walker Monument is a chest tomb located about 1.5 meters south-west of the Andrews Monument in the churchyard of the Church of St. Lawrence. It commemorates Mary Ann Walker, who died in 1783. The tomb is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth and capping, a plain frieze, and a three-step tent top with roll moulding along the top. The end panels are recessed, and the side panels have recessed sections with flanking fluted strips. At the time of the survey, the monument was partially overgrown.
Local climate
Walker Monument, About 1 1/2 Metres South West of Andrews Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Lawrence receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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