Wright Monument, in the Church Yard, About 13 Metres West of South Aisle, Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1987. Chest tomb.
Wright Monument, in the Church Yard, About 13 Metres West of South Aisle, Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 882 191
- Coordinates
- 51.87037, -2.17258
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wright Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 13 meters west of the south aisle of the Church of St Bartholomew. It commemorates Henry Wright, senior, who died in 1663, and Ann Wright, who died in 1700. The tomb is made of stone and features a flat lid with a moulded edge and lyre ends adorned with leaf scrolls that enclose an oval panel. The sides of the tomb have sunk panels with moulded edges and framed leaf decoration on each side. The lettering is well-preserved, with "Henry Wright" inscribed on the south side and "Ann" on the north side.
Local climate
Wright Monument, in the Church Yard, About 13 Metres West of South Aisle, Church of St Bartholomew 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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