John Rowles Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas, Circa 7 Metres South of South Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1987. Monument.
John Rowles Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas, Circa 7 Metres South of South Porch
- WRENN ID
- deep-dormer-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 927 333
- Coordinates
- 51.99899, -2.1068
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John Rowles monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas, approximately 7 metres south of the south porch. It commemorates John Rowles, who died in 1614, and Anthony Rowles, who died in 1659. The tomb is constructed from coursed squared and dressed limestone blocks. It features a bold inscription on the north side, set within a sunken flat-chamfered surround, and is topped with a thick capping that has a flat-chamfered margin.
Local climate
John Rowles Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas, Circa 7 Metres South of South Porch receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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