Dowdewell Monument, About 3m South East of Mary Butt Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1986. Chest tomb.

Dowdewell Monument, About 3m South East of Mary Butt Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas

WRENN ID
winter-threshold-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stroud
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1986
Type
Chest tomb
Address
Dowdewell Monument, About 3m South East of Mary Butt Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas, Standish
OS grid reference
SO 800 084
Coordinates
51.77417, -2.29011
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Dowdewell Monument is a chest tomb located about 3 meters southeast of the Mary Butt Monument in the churchyard of the Church of St. Nicholas. It commemorates the Dowdeswell family, with the earliest date being Samuel in 1807. The tomb is constructed from both limestone and sandstone. It features a flat top, a moulded plinth, and capping on a large base, with slightly indented ends that have raised panels. The sandstone sides display large plain raised ovals set against a reeded background.

Local climate

Dowdewell Monument, About 3m South East of Mary Butt Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas 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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