Group of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard Approximately 2 Metres North West of Vestry 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. Monuments.
Group of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard Approximately 2 Metres North West of Vestry to Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- moated-pavement-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1987
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- SO 827 067
- Coordinates
- 51.75882, -2.25135
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of three monuments located in the churchyard approximately 2 meters northwest of the vestry to the Church of St John the Baptist. These chest tombs date from the early 17th century to the early 18th century and are made of limestone. The group includes: one plain rectangular chest tomb with an inscription in serif capitals dedicated to Randulph Meisy, a preacher who died in 1628; a chest tomb featuring panelled corner pilasters and fielded side panels, with illegible inscriptions and a plate on top inscribed to Hester Thomas, who died in 1850; and a lyre-ended chest tomb with two double oval panels on the north side resembling a figure of eight, with illegible inscriptions.
Local climate
Group of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard Approximately 2 Metres North West of Vestry 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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