John Byron Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1987. Tomb.
John Byron Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- white-cornice-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- John Byron Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Uckington
- OS grid reference
- SO 920 260
- Coordinates
- 51.93282, -2.11701
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John Byron monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene. It commemorates the Reverend John Byron, who died in 1878, along with two of his daughters, who died in 1851 and 1858. The tomb is made of sandstone and stands flat, having originally been enclosed by a cast-iron railing. It features inscriptions on three sides and has a capping with a moulded margin. At the top, there is a broken fluted column.
Local climate
John Byron Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Magdalene 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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