William Pearce Monument,About 3m South of South-West Corner of Nave in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. Monument.

William Pearce Monument,About 3m South of South-West Corner of Nave in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
eastward-facade-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Monument
Address
William Pearce Monument,About 3m South of South-West Corner of Nave in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Berkeley
OS grid reference
ST 684 990
Coordinates
51.68895, -2.45783
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The William Pearce Monument is a chest tomb located about 3 meters south of the south-west corner of the nave in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. It commemorates William Pearce, who died in 1741. The tomb is made of limestone and features a flat top with a moulded plinth and capping on a two-step tall base. It has corner piers and central panels on the long sides that are adorned with scrolled foliage relief. The ends of the tomb display a small cartouche on the east side and foliage on the west side. The sides are divided into two sections, each featuring raised elongated hexagonal inscription panels with foliage spandrels.

Local climate

William Pearce Monument,About 3m South of South-West Corner of Nave in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin 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 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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