Brown Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 5 Metres North of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1985. Monument.
Brown Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 5 Metres North of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- far-moat-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 004 134
- Coordinates
- 51.81944, -1.99548
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Brown monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard approximately 5 meters north of the Church of St. James. It dates from the 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features lyre-shaped ends adorned with two cherub heads and an open book on the west end. The east side has a panel with a Rococo border and an inscription. The side panels are fielded, with the southern panel flanked by raised consul scrolls. The top of the tomb has a deep cavetto moulded design. The south side is inscribed with the names of John Brown, who died in 1760, and Mary Brown, who died in 1736. The east end bears the inscription for Mary Haydon, who died in 1809.
Local climate
Brown Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 5 Metres North of Church of St James 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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