Merrett Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 1 Metre North 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.
Merrett Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 1 Metre North of Nave to Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- frozen-pewter-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 827 067
- Coordinates
- 51.75878, -2.2515
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Merrett monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 1 metre north of the nave of the Church of St John the Baptist. It dates from 1815 and is made of sandstone. The tomb has a square shape with a moulded frieze and raised oval inscription panels on the east and west sides. A relief of the Tree of Life is featured on the north side, while an urn is positioned on the south side. The top of the monument is moulded with weathered coping, and it has a moulded plinth. The inscription commemorates William Merrett, who died in 1815.
Local climate
Merrett Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 1 Metre North of Nave to Church of St John the Baptist 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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