Pinching Family Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 1 Metre North of Tower to Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1987. Monument.
Pinching Family Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 1 Metre North of Tower to Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- sacred-sandstone-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 890 124
- Coordinates
- 51.81025, -2.15952
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pinching family monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 1 metre north of the tower of the Church of St James. It dates from 1812 and is made of sandstone with iron railings. The tomb is square and set diagonally within a square enclosure. It features a fluted frieze and has raised inscription panels on each side with rounded tops. The top has a moulded cornice with domical coping and a moulded plinth. The monument is inscribed to Samuel Pinching, who died in 1812, as well as to other family members. The corner posts of the enclosure are topped with acorn finials.
Local climate
Pinching Family Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 1 Metre North of Tower to Church of St James 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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