Group of 10 Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Up to 10 Metres South East of the Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1987. Monuments.
Group of 10 Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Up to 10 Metres South East of the Chancel
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1987
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- SO 920 260
- Coordinates
- 51.93297, -2.11696
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of 10 monuments is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, up to 10 metres south-east of the chancel. This group includes a row of 8 headstones, a single headstone that is part of the row, and a chest tomb dedicated to members of the Buckle family.
The row of 8 headstones is made of limestone. Seven of these headstones date from the 18th century and share a similar design, featuring tops shaped like double scrolls and sunken inscription plaques with italic inscriptions for members of the Little family. To the right of these is a headstone for Susannah Little, who died in 1695, made of sandstone. It has a raised oval inscription plaque adorned with shallowly carved foliate scrollwork at the top. Next to this is another limestone headstone with a partially legible inscription in italics, dated 1673. To the right of this is a headstone for Alice Little, who died in 1707, also made of sandstone, featuring an oval inscription plaque with foliate scrollwork similar to that of the Susannah Little monument.
Further to the right is a segmental-headed limestone headstone with an almost illegible inscription that includes the date 1687. This inscription plaque is flanked by putti, each holding a book in one hand and raising the other hand towards two seated putti above the plaque. Approximately 2 metres to the east is a large segmental-headed headstone, which is tipping forwards, dedicated to Thomas Little and his wife Mary, with the only legible date being 1711. This headstone features a large winged cherub's head at the top, flanked by rosettes.
The chest tomb is dedicated to William Buckle of Boddington, Gent, who died in 1789. It is made of sandstone with a limestone plinth and was originally flat with a cast-iron railing. The tomb has fielded inscription plaques on all four sides, two of which have fluted friezes and two with swag decoration. The tomb is capped with a moulded design that includes a curving pyramidal upper capping stone with a finial at the top.
Local climate
Group of 10 Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Up to 10 Metres South East of the Chancel receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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