Smith Monument, About 6 Metres East South East of Cross in the Churchyard of Church of the Holy Rood is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Monument.
Smith Monument, About 6 Metres East South East of Cross in the Churchyard of Church of the Holy Rood
- WRENN ID
- steep-brick-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 065 018
- Coordinates
- 51.7156, -1.90705
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smith Monument is a chest tomb located about 6 metres east-south-east of the cross in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Rood in Ampney Crucis. It commemorates William Smith Jr., who died in 1787. The tomb is made of limestone and features a tent top, a moulded plinth, and capping. It has a fluted frieze with corner rosettes, fielded side panels with flanking carved strips on each side, and plain ends.
Local climate
Smith Monument, About 6 Metres East South East of Cross in the Churchyard of Church of the Holy Rood 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 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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