Group of 2 Sheppard Family Monuments in the Churchyard Approximately 20m North of Chancel to Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1988. Monument.
Group of 2 Sheppard Family Monuments in the Churchyard Approximately 20m North of Chancel to Church of the Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- knotted-gallery-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 872 008
- Coordinates
- 51.7061, -2.18586
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The group of two Sheppard family monuments is located in the churchyard approximately 20 meters north of the chancel of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Minchinhampton. These monuments date from the mid-18th century and consist of a chest tomb and a pedestal tomb within a railed enclosure.
The chest tomb is made of marble and grey sandstone with limestone elements. It features moulded and panelled marble ends, with the west side displaying a limestone cartouche set in an oval recess. The side panels are plain and recessed, resting on a limestone plinth with a plain, weathered marble top. This tomb is inscribed to Samuel Sheppard, who died in 1749.
The rectangular pedestal tomb has moulded marble ends and a moulded plinth. Its top is also moulded, featuring a high, boldly moulded sandstone finial coping with a domical cap. This pedestal is inscribed to Frances and Rebecca Sheppard, both of whom died in 1741. The monuments are enclosed by a stone surround with a low rail between cast iron posts topped with small ball finials.
Local climate
Group of 2 Sheppard Family Monuments in the Churchyard Approximately 20m North of Chancel to Church of the Holy Trinity receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% 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 69% 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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