Elizabeth Roberts Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Martin Circa 5 Metres South of the Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1987. Chest tomb.
Elizabeth Roberts Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Martin Circa 5 Metres South of the Chancel
- WRENN ID
- north-remnant-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 961 302
- Coordinates
- 51.97045, -2.05806
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Elizabeth Roberts monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St Martin, approximately 5 metres south of the chancel. The earliest date inscribed on the tomb is 1637 at the west end, while the south side features an inscription commemorating Elizabeth, the wife of Richard Roberts, who died in 1749. The north side has a sunken rectangular inscription panel with traces of a finely carved inscription, bordered by bead and reel moulding. There is a similar rectangular inscription panel on the south side. The west end shows traces of an inscription with fleur-de-lys decoration at the upper right and left, and there is an unused inscription panel at the east end. The tomb has a thick capping with a moulded edge and is set on a large stone base slab.
Local climate
Elizabeth Roberts Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Martin Circa 5 Metres South of the Chancel 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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