Unidentified monument (Edward B------), about 12m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Monument.

Unidentified monument (Edward B------), about 12m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church

WRENN ID
distant-bailey-peregrine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1986
Type
Monument
Address
Unidentified monument (Edward B------), about 12m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church, Milton Street
OS grid reference
SP 149 009
Coordinates
51.70716, -1.78529
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a chest tomb located about 12 meters north of the main door in the grounds of Fairford United Church. It dates from the late 18th century and features an inscription on the north side that reads "Edward B------ 1820." The tomb is made of limestone and has a broad ogee cap that lacks a finial, resting on a broad cyma moulding with a cavetto plinth at the base. The end panels are incised with an ogee design and have fluted pilaster returns, while the sides are plain but bear worn inscriptions. The dimensions of the tomb are approximately 1,425 millimeters long, 680 millimeters wide, and about 1,200 millimeters high.

Local climate

Unidentified monument (Edward B------), about 12m north of main door in grounds of Fairford United Church 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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