Richard Capel Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 2 Metres South of Nave to Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1987. Monument.
Richard Capel Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 2 Metres South of Nave to Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- keen-passage-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 851 082
- Coordinates
- 51.77269, -2.21672
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Richard Capel monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 2 meters south of the nave of the Church of St John the Baptist. Dated 1656, it is made of limestone and features a rectangular shape with lozenge designs at each end. The north side has two panels, each also adorned with raised lozenges. The top of the tomb has a complex moulded design. The south side is inscribed with the name 'RICHARD . CAPEL . MINISTER', indicating that he died in 1656.
Local climate
Richard Capel Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 2 Metres South of Nave to Church of St John the Baptist 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 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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