Watts Memorial Circa 11 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St John the Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the Stroud local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1984. A C18 Memorial.
Watts Memorial Circa 11 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St John the Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- eternal-ember-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stroud
- Constituency
- Stroud MP: Dr Simon Opher (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1984
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SO 740 035
- Coordinates
- 51.72999, -2.37729
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Watts Memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 11 meters south of the south porch of the Church of St John the Evangelist in Slimbridge. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of sandstone. The tomb features a cavetto top and base, with end panels that display palm fronds, an open book, and a skull and crossbones. The inscription panels have quadrant corners and commemorate George Watts, who died in 1783. The memorial is raised about 900 millimeters above the approach path and is situated next to a boundary wall.
Local climate
Watts Memorial Circa 11 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St John the Evangelist receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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