Smith Adams Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 20m South West of Chancel Arch is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. Monument.
Smith Adams Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 20m South West of Chancel Arch
- WRENN ID
- lesser-thatch-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 839 031
- Coordinates
- 51.72677, -2.23361
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smith Adams monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 20 meters southwest of the chancel arch. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb is rectangular in shape with oval side panels and features a tall moulded capping adorned with gadrooning, as well as a moulded plinth. There are various 19th-century inscriptions on the monument. It is situated within a stone-kerbed enclosure that includes small panelled caskets to the east and west.
Local climate
Smith Adams Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 20m South West of Chancel Arch receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% 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 69% 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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