Sims Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 2 Metres South East of Dyer Monument to South of South Porch to Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. A C19 Monument.
Sims Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 2 Metres South East of Dyer Monument to South of South Porch to Church of St Lawrence
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 763 124
- Coordinates
- 51.80988, -2.34396
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sims monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 2 meters southeast of the Dyer monument and to the south of the south porch of the Church of St. Lawrence. It dates from 1839 and is made of sandstone. The tomb has a square shape with recessed corners and features a large raised inscription panel with a curved top on each side, along with paterae in a plain frieze. It is topped with a moulded top and pyramid coping, and has a moulded plinth. The north side is inscribed with the name JOSEPH SIMS, who died in 1839.
Local climate
Sims Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 2 Metres South East of Dyer Monument to South of South Porch to Church of St Lawrence 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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