Herbert Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St George Circa 1 1/2 Metres South West of the Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1987. Monument.
Herbert Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St George Circa 1 1/2 Metres South West of the Porch
- WRENN ID
- errant-fireplace-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 890 170
- Coordinates
- 51.85172, -2.16003
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Herbert monument is located in the churchyard of the Church of St George, approximately 1.5 metres south-west of the porch. This Grade II listed pedestal monument commemorates Elizabeth Herbert, who died in 1814, and was the wife of Thomas Herbert. It is made of limestone and sandstone. The east and west sides feature oval inscription panels adorned with draped foliage, while the north and south sides display stylized panels that imitate an open bible. The monument is topped with a sandstone capping, which has a pyramidal inner capping and a fluted urn with a pineapple finial at the apex.
Local climate
Herbert Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St George Circa 1 1/2 Metres South West of the Porch receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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