Pair of Pope Monuments, About 8 Metres North East of Couling Monument, in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Monument.
Pair of Pope Monuments, About 8 Metres North East of Couling Monument, in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- under-pewter-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 161 965
- Coordinates
- 51.66723, -1.76807
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The pair of Pope monuments, located about 8 meters northeast of the Couling monument in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, consists of two chest tombs. The northern tomb commemorates Thomas Pope Senior, who died in 1759, while the southern tomb is for Thomas Pope, who died in 1816. Both monuments are made of limestone.
The northern tomb features a moulded plinth and capping on the base, a fluted frieze, plain end ovals with low relief spandrels, and sides divided into two plain ovals also with low relief spandrels. It has a stepped tent top with curved edges and longitudinal roll moulding.
The southern tomb also has a moulded plinth and capping on the base, but it features a plain frieze and recessed end panels. The sides display plain ovals in rectangular frames with low relief spandrels and flanking reeded strips, topped with a stepped tent top that has straight edges.
Local climate
Pair of Pope Monuments, About 8 Metres North East of Couling Monument, in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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