Pair of Pearce Monuments,About 4m North-North-West of North-West Corner of Nave in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. Monument.

Pair of Pearce Monuments,About 4m North-North-West of North-West Corner of Nave in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
little-plaster-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stroud
Constituency
Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Monument
Address
Pair of Pearce Monuments,About 4m North-North-West of North-West Corner of Nave in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin, Church Lane, Berkeley
OS grid reference
ST 684 990
Coordinates
51.68926, -2.45789
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The pair of Pearce monuments, located about 4 meters north-north-west of the north-west corner of the nave in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, consists of two chest tombs. The first tomb commemorates Joseph Pearce, who died in 1787, and the second is for James Pearce, who died in 1831. Both monuments are made of limestone and feature flat tops with a moulded plinth and capping, resting on a large moulded base that was formerly enclosed by railings.

The tomb of Joseph Pearce includes fluted quarter balusters and a fluted frieze adorned with applied acanthus decorations, along with moulded rectangular end and side panels. In contrast, the tomb of James Pearce has plain quarter balusters, with sunk rectangular side panels and end panels that are also sunk and rectangular, featuring a rounded projection at the top.

Local climate

Pair of Pearce Monuments,About 4m North-North-West of North-West Corner of Nave in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin 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 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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