Clarke Monument, in Churchyard, About 6m South of East End of Chancel, Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1986. Tomb.

Clarke Monument, in Churchyard, About 6m South of East End of Chancel, Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
other-alcove-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tewkesbury
Constituency
Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1986
Type
Tomb
Address
Clarke Monument, in Churchyard, About 6m South of East End of Chancel, Church of St Peter, Church Lane, Minsterworth
OS grid reference
SO 773 169
Coordinates
51.85109, -2.33054
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Clarke monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 6 meters south of the east end of the chancel of the Church of St. Peter. It commemorates Miriam Clark, who died in 1759. The tomb is made of stone and features a thick flat lid with cavetto moulding, a plain margin on the north side, and a plain slab on the south side. It has quarter-square gadrooned corner balusters and stylized acanthus leaves on the bulb. The west end is adorned with a crown and winged cherubs' heads, while the east end is plain. There are later inscriptions on the monument.

Local climate

Clarke Monument, in Churchyard, About 6m South of East End of Chancel, 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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