Monument to Thomas Heywood in the Churchyard Approximately 3 Metres North East of Dyer Monument to South of South Porch to Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Monument to Thomas Heywood in the Churchyard Approximately 3 Metres North East of Dyer Monument to South of South Porch to Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- muted-pedestal-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 763 124
- Coordinates
- 51.80994, -2.34399
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Thomas Heywood is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 3 meters northeast of the Dyer monument and south of the south porch of the Church of St Lawrence. It dates from the 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features lyre ends with a cartouche at each end, a winged hour-glass on the west side, and a head on the east side. The sides have recessed moulded rectangular inscription panels that are flanked by moulded panels containing poppy drops. The top of the tomb is cyma moulded, while the base is not visible. The south side is inscribed with the name Thomas Heywood, although the date is illegible.
Local climate
Monument to Thomas Heywood in the Churchyard Approximately 3 Metres North East of Dyer Monument to South of South Porch to Church of St Lawrence receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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