Baker Monument in the Churchyard Circa 22 Metres West of West Tower to the 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.
Baker Monument in the Churchyard Circa 22 Metres West of West Tower to the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- little-loggia-plover
- 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 866 096
- Coordinates
- 51.78508, -2.19528
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Baker Monument is a chest tomb located approximately 22 meters west of the west tower of the Church of St Mary, likely dating from the 17th century. It features a thick limestone top with a cyma edge that supports two brass plates commemorating Richard Baker, who died in 1820, and William Baker, who died in 1836. The tomb has a plain chest without any modeling or lettering, resting on a heavy, broad, cyma base. The top brass plate is signed by 'J Hamlett fecit'. Despite the 19th-century inscriptions, the substantial top and base slabs, along with the plain chest, suggest an earlier origin for the monument. The two Bakers lived to the ages of 69 and 84, respectively, which is consistent with other dated monuments in the churchyard that reflect similar longevity. The monument is situated just south of the main path.
Local climate
Baker Monument in the Churchyard Circa 22 Metres West of West Tower to the 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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