Marten Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 3 Metres North of North Aisle to Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Marten Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 3 Metres North of North Aisle to Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- vacant-moat-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 793 124
- Coordinates
- 51.81021, -2.30083
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Marten Monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard approximately 3 meters north of the north aisle of the Church of St. Nicholas. It dates from 1830 and was created by John Pearce of Frampton. The monument is made of sandstone and features a square shape with recessed corners, standing on a large stepped base. It has a moulded plinth and a fluted frieze, topped with domical coping. Each face of the monument includes a raised oval inscription panel adorned with draped foliage branches. The south side is inscribed in memory of William Marten, who died in 1830.
Local climate
Marten Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 3 Metres North of North Aisle to Church of St Nicholas 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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