Monument to John Savery in the Churchyard of the Church of St Michael, Circa 6 Metres South East of Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 February 1986. Monument.
Monument to John Savery in the Churchyard of the Church of St Michael, Circa 6 Metres South East of Porch
- WRENN ID
- solemn-stronghold-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 February 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 031 156
- Coordinates
- 51.8391, -1.9564
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to John Savery, who died in 1828, is located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Michael, approximately 6 metres south-east of the porch. This pedestal tomb is made of limestone and has a square plan. It features raised inscription plaques on all four sides, with the plaques on the north and south sides having decorative indented corners, while those on the east and west sides are adorned with fine mouldings at the edges. Above the plaques is a frieze with a festoon design, and there are hanging bell flowers on either side of the inscription plaques on the north and south. The tomb is capped with a moulded pyramidal top that has a pineapple finial.
Local climate
Monument to John Savery in the Churchyard of the Church of St Michael, Circa 6 Metres South East of Porch receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% 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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