Newarke Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 6 Metres South of South Aisle 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. Tomb.
Newarke Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 6 Metres South of South Aisle to Church of St James
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 891 123
- Coordinates
- 51.81011, -2.15931
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Newarke monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard approximately 6 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St James. It dates from 1641 and is made of limestone. The tomb is rectangular in shape and features a heavy continuous moulding below a band decorated with lozenge patterns. There is a lozenge panel on the east end, along with inscription panels on the sides. The top of the tomb is ovolo moulded. The south side is inscribed in memory of William Newarke, who died in 1641.
Local climate
Newarke Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 6 Metres South of South Aisle 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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