Howell Monument in the Churchyard Approximately South East of Chancel to Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1988. Tomb.
Howell Monument in the Churchyard Approximately South East of Chancel to Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- turning-chamber-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 801 002
- Coordinates
- 51.70059, -2.28907
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Howell monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard approximately southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Margaret. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb is rectangular in shape with lyre ends and features elaborately carved side panels. It has a cyma moulded top and a cavetto base. The north side is inscribed in memory of David Howell, although the date is illegible.
Local climate
Howell Monument in the Churchyard Approximately South East of Chancel to Church of St Margaret 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 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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