Gyde Monument Circa 15 Metres North East of Lych Gate in Churchyard to 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.
Gyde Monument Circa 15 Metres North East of Lych Gate in Churchyard to Church of St. Mary
- WRENN ID
- wild-rampart-candle
- 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 865 096
- Coordinates
- 51.78534, -2.19569
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gyde Monument is an obelisk tomb located approximately 15 meters northeast of the lych gate in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary. It dates from the mid-19th century and is made of sandstone. The monument features a square obelisk set on a high square pedestal, which has plain pilasters framing sunk panels. It includes a high moulded base resting on a square sub-base. The monument commemorates various members of the Gyde family, with the earliest date recorded as 1856. Gyde was a significant benefactor to Painswick, contributing to the establishment of almshouses and an orphanage.
Local climate
Gyde Monument Circa 15 Metres North East of Lych Gate in Churchyard to 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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