Norris Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 5m South East of Porch to Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1988. Tomb.
Norris Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 5m South East of Porch to Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- proud-plaster-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 799 983
- Coordinates
- 51.68393, -2.29095
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Norris monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard approximately 5 meters southeast of the porch to the Church of the Holy Cross. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of sandstone. The tomb is rectangular in shape and features flattened corner balusters, a moulded plinth, and a high moulded top coping. It is inscribed with the names of various members of the Norris family and is surrounded by a low railed enclosure.
Local climate
Norris Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 5m South East of Porch to Church of the Holy Cross 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 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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