John Greaves Monument, in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Circa 4 Metres South of the South West Corner of the South Aisle is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1987. Tomb.
John Greaves Monument, in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Circa 4 Metres South of the South West Corner of the South Aisle
- WRENN ID
- dusted-paling-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 920 260
- Coordinates
- 51.93296, -2.11744
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John Greaves monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, approximately 4 meters south of the southwest corner of the south aisle. This 17th-century tomb is made of limestone and features a cracked inscription panel on the north side, which shows traces of an inscription. At the west end, there is a sunken inscription panel dedicated to John Greaves. The tomb is adorned with a deep frieze that includes a band and ribbed mouldings, topped by a deep capping with a moulded margin.
Local climate
John Greaves Monument, in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Circa 4 Metres South of the South West Corner of the South Aisle receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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