Richard Marchant Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 7 Metres South of South Aisle to Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1987. Monument.
Richard Marchant Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 7 Metres South of South Aisle to Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- floating-newel-barley
- 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 118 064
- Coordinates
- 51.75696, -1.83004
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Richard Marchant monument is a double bale tomb located in the churchyard approximately 7 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St. Mary. It dates from 1673 and 1675 and is made of limestone. The tomb is rectangular in shape, featuring a base that consists of two chests with a common top and base. It has plain recessed inscription panels, a cyma moulded base, and a cornice moulded top. The bales are decorated with spiral gadrooning, with cherubs' heads on the west ends and skulls on the east. The monument is inscribed to Richard Marchant, who died in 1675.
Local climate
Richard Marchant Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 7 Metres South of South Aisle to Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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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