Bliss and Two Unidentified Monuments Circa 17 Metres East of Chancel in Churchyard of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Monument.
Bliss and Two Unidentified Monuments Circa 17 Metres East of Chancel in Churchyard of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- worn-rood-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 867 096
- Coordinates
- 51.78531, -2.19419
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Bliss and two unidentified monuments are located approximately 17 meters east of the chancel in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary. These monuments date from the late 17th century and early 18th century and are made of limestone.
The first is a chest tomb featuring a thick flat top with a moulded edge and lyre-shaped ends. The north side has a sunk bolection moulded edge panel adorned with drapes, while the south side has a bolection mould panel and a flared base. Although the inscriptions are not legible, a survey from 1879 indicates it commemorates Thomas Bliss, who died in 1714, which aligns with the tomb's design.
The second monument is an east-facing headstone from the 18th century, decorated with an angel head and drapes.
Lastly, there is a footstone dating from the late 17th century, which has a deep-set panel in a heavy surround and is situated about 3 meters southwest of the chest tomb.
Local climate
Bliss and Two Unidentified Monuments Circa 17 Metres East of Chancel in Churchyard of the Church of St Mary 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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