Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 1 Metre South of Biddle Monument to South of Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. Chest tomb.

Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 1 Metre South of Biddle Monument to South of Church of St John

WRENN ID
twisted-keep-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stroud
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Type
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
SO 837 104
Coordinates
51.79211, -2.23708
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an 18th-century chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 1 meter south of the Biddle monument and to the south of the Church of St. John. The tomb is made of limestone and has a rectangular shape with baluster-shaped ends. The east side features a cartouche, while the west side displays two winged cherub's heads. On the north side, there is a moulded inscription panel that is flanked by moulded panels with ribbon bows. The south side has a panel that is flanked by scroll panels. The tomb has a cyma moulded top and a cyma base, but the inscriptions are illegible.

Local climate

Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 1 Metre South of Biddle Monument to South of Church of St John 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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