Gennings Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres North of Vestry to Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Gloucester local planning authority area, England. A C17 Chest tomb.
Gennings Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres North of Vestry to Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- crooked-truss-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gloucester
- Constituency
- Gloucester MP: Alex McIntyre (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 807 141
- Coordinates
- 51.82601, -2.28105
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gennings monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 4 meters north of the vestry of the Church of St. James. It dates from the late 17th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features lyre ends with oval end panels, although the inset panel on the west side is missing. It has recessed moulded rectangular side inscription panels that are framed by scrolled carving. The top of the tomb is cyma moulded, while the base is not visible as of March 1985. The south side of the monument is inscribed with the name Samuel Gennings, although the date is illegible.
Local climate
Gennings Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres North of Vestry to Church of St James receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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