Cox Monument in the Churchyard Circa 22 Metres West of West Tower to the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Monument.
Cox Monument in the Churchyard Circa 22 Metres West of West Tower to the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- grim-buttress-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 866 096
- Coordinates
- 51.78529, -2.1954
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cox monument is a hexagonal pedestal tomb located approximately 22 meters west of the west tower of the Church of St Mary in Painswick. It was erected in memory of John Cox, a clothier, in 1770 and is made of limestone. The tomb features a very flat pyramidal top with a moulded edge over a plain frieze. The inscription panels are raised and shaped, and it has a cavetto-mould base on a step. Much of the lettering remains legible, with the earliest inscription dating to John Cox in 1770, and additional inscriptions continuing until 1860.
To the north, set into the stone paving, there is a series of engraved plates, the most recent dating from 1970. One of these plates records the ages at death of seven children: 6 months, 1 hour, 4 years, 22 years, 21 years, 24 years, and 19 years. Additionally, an engraved plate located immediately east of the tomb base provides information about those commemorated on the monument. While the design is simple, it notably captures a 200-year span of history in Painswick.
Local climate
Cox Monument in the Churchyard Circa 22 Metres West of West Tower to the Church of St Mary 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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