Higgs Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres West of Tower to Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Higgs Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres West of Tower to Church of St Leonard
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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 861 149
- Coordinates
- 51.83307, -2.20194
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Higgs Monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard approximately 4 meters west of the tower of the Church of St. Leonard. It dates from 1796 and is constructed from limestone and sandstone. The monument is square in shape and features raised oval inscription panels on each side, along with a fluted frieze that is interrupted by a central panel on each face. The top is moulded with ribbed domical coping, and there is a moulded plinth that was formerly enclosed by a railing. The south side of the monument is inscribed with the name of JAMES HIGGS, who died in 1796.
Local climate
Higgs Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 4 Metres West of Tower to Church of St Leonard 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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