John Smith Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South East of Chancel to Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1987. Monument.
John Smith Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South East of Chancel to Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- winding-basalt-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 143 051
- Coordinates
- 51.74477, -1.79327
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John Smith monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard approximately 10 metres southeast of the chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist. It dates from 1844 and is made of limestone. The tomb is rectangular in shape with corner balusters and features a delicate relief border on the sides, while the ends are plain. It has a moulded plinth set on a stepped base and a moulded top. The north side is inscribed with the name JOHN SMITH, who died in 1844.
Local climate
John Smith Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 10 Metres South East of Chancel to Church of St John the Baptist 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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