Smith Monument, in the Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of the Tower, Church of St Catherine is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1987. Monument.
Smith Monument, in the Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of the Tower, Church of St Catherine
- WRENN ID
- grey-eave-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 December 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 889 235
- Coordinates
- 51.91071, -2.16137
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smith monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 6 meters south of the tower of the Church of St Catherine. It commemorates the wife of W. Smith, who died in 1769. The tomb is made of stone and features a flat lid with a moulded edge. The sides have a central fielded panel framed by narrower panels, while the ends consist of fielded panels and a chamfered plinth. The inscription on the north side is illegible.
Local climate
Smith Monument, in the Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of the Tower, Church of St Catherine 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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