John Pearce Monument, About 3.5 Metres South of Mayo Monuments in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. Monument.

John Pearce Monument, About 3.5 Metres South of Mayo Monuments in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
muffled-moat-blackthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 684 990
Coordinates
51.68928, -2.4572
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The John Pearce monument is a chest tomb located about 3.5 metres south of the Mayo monuments in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. It commemorates John Pearce, who died in 1798. The tomb is made of limestone and has a lozenge shape with rounded ends. It features a flat top, a moulded plinth, and capping on a large base. The ends of the tomb have a fluted frieze and spiral astragal and torus, with a snake and urn with an oval panel on the west side, and foliage on the east side. The remaining four sides are adorned with tall oval panels that have a foliage-carved surround and inscriptions.

Local climate

John Pearce Monument, About 3.5 Metres South of Mayo Monuments in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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