Smith Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 5 Metres South of Church of St Swithin is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Smith Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 5 Metres South of Church of St Swithin
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-casement-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 835 122
- Coordinates
- 51.80871, -2.24051
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smith monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 5 meters south of the Church of St. Swithin. Dated 1697, it is made of limestone and features lyre-ended design with oval end inscription panels surrounded by rich Rococo detailing. Each panel includes a death's head below; the eastern panel has a fleur-de-lys above, while the western panel features a carved face above. The sides have recessed inscription panels bordered by floral carvings. The tomb has an ovolo moulded top and a chamfered base. The south side is inscribed to Susanna Smith, who died in 1697, while other family members are commemorated on the north side.
Local climate
Smith Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 5 Metres South of Church of St Swithin 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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