Workman Monument, About 8m South East of South Porch in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1986. Monument.

Workman Monument, About 8m South East of South Porch in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1986
Type
Monument
Address
Workman Monument, About 8m South East of South Porch in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin, Frampton on Severn
OS grid reference
SO 743 069
Coordinates
51.76038, -2.37301
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Workman Monument is a pedestal tomb located about 8 meters southeast of the south porch in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Frampton-on-Severn. It commemorates the Workman family, with the earliest date being 1792. The monument is made of limestone and features a concave pyramidal cap topped with a plain finial and a reeded edge. It has a tall plain plinth sitting on a large square base that was formerly railed. The corners of the monument are adorned with reeded columns, and all sides are recessed between the columns, showcasing large plain raised ovals with reliefs of draped palm leaves.

Local climate

Workman Monument, About 8m South East of South Porch in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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