Powell Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 8m South of Chancel to Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1988. Monument.
Powell Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 8m South of Chancel to Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- long-railing-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 799 983
- Coordinates
- 51.68393, -2.29087
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Powell monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 8 meters south of the chancel of the Church of the Holy Cross. It dates from 1828 and is made of sandstone. The tomb is rectangular with bow ends, each featuring an oval panel and a fluted frieze. The side panels are oval and adorned with floral carvings in the spandrels. It has a moulded top and plinth, and it is inscribed to Joseph Powell, who died in 1828.
Local climate
Powell Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 8m South of Chancel to Church of the Holy Cross 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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