Michell Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres South of Porch to Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Michell Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres South of Porch to Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- former-ledge-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 837 104
- Coordinates
- 51.79206, -2.23727
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Michell monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 4 meters south of the porch to the Church of St. John. It dates from 1698 and is made of limestone. The tomb features lyre ends with a moulded oval panel at each end. On the north side, there are two moulded panels flanked by scrolled carving, while the south side is plain. The tomb has a cavetto top and a cyma base. The north side is inscribed in memory of James Michell, who died in 1698.
Local climate
Michell Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres South of Porch to Church of St John 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 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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