Fryer Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres North East of North Porch to Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. A C18 Tomb.
Fryer Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres North East of North Porch to Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- scattered-turret-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 763 124
- Coordinates
- 51.81021, -2.34405
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Fryer monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 4 metres north-east of the north porch of the Church of St. Lawrence. It dates from 1770 and is made of sandstone. The tomb is rectangular with moulded ends and features raised oval inscription panels adorned with foliage branches above. There are large raised circular inscription panels on the sides, set against a corduroy-tooled backing. The monument has a moulded top and plinth and is inscribed to various members of the Fryer family.
Local climate
Fryer Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres North East of North Porch to Church of St Lawrence 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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