Banaster Monument Approximately 10 Metres South East of Hedge to Car Park, Adjoining South West is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 1994. A Georgian Monument.

Banaster Monument Approximately 10 Metres South East of Hedge to Car Park, Adjoining South West

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tewkesbury
Constituency
Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 April 1994
Type
Monument
Period
Georgian
OS grid reference
SO 889 324
Coordinates
51.99018, -2.162
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Banaster Monument is a chest tomb located approximately 10 meters southeast of the hedge to the car park, adjoining the southwest path in Tewkesbury's Abbey Churchyard. It dates back to the earliest inscription in 1799, with further inscriptions extending to 1858. The tomb is made of sandstone and commemorates William Banaster, who died in 1802, as well as the 12 children of William and Sarah Banaster, with dates of death ranging from 1799 to 1836. The structure features a flat ledger with moulded edges, raised panels on the long sides, and inset ends with a cornice and base mould, all set on a moulded base and large platform that was formerly railed. While many of the inscriptions are still legible and of significant social historical interest, the monument is currently unstable and beginning to split apart. Notably, seven of the children commemorated died in infancy.

Local climate

Banaster Monument Approximately 10 Metres South East of Hedge to Car Park, Adjoining South West receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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