Pitt Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7m South of Eastern Bay of Nave, Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1986. Monument.

Pitt Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7m South of Eastern Bay of Nave, Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
north-doorway-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tewkesbury
Constituency
Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1986
Type
Monument
Address
Pitt Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7m South of Eastern Bay of Nave, Church of St Peter, Church Lane, Minsterworth
OS grid reference
SO 773 169
Coordinates
51.85106, -2.33073
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Pitt Monument is a short chest tomb located in the churchyard about 7 meters south of the eastern bay of the nave of the Church of St. Peter. It commemorates Jonathan Pitt, who died in 1800. The monument is made of stone and features a flat lid with slightly indented corners on the long sides and a moulded edge. The south side has a raised rectangular panel with paterae in scalloped corners, while the north side displays a raised circle with paterae in the corners. The ends of the tomb are adorned with pilasters that have alternate fluting and paterae at the top, with a sunk panel on the stem at the west end and a raised panel at the east end. It also has a moulded plinth and displays good lettering.

Local climate

Pitt Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7m South of Eastern Bay of Nave, Church of St Peter receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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