Knight Family Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 1 Metre West of William Noad Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1985. Monument.
Knight Family Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 1 Metre West of William Noad Monument
- WRENN ID
- proud-cellar-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 August 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 855 306
- Coordinates
- 51.97439, -2.21208
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Knight family monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St. John the Baptist, approximately one metre west of the William Noad monument. It commemorates members of the Knight family who died between 1813 and 1888. The tomb is made of sandstone and has a square plan with recessed corners. It features a stepped standing and a moulded plinth, with raised rectangular panels on all four sides, containing inscriptions on three of the sides.
Local climate
Knight Family Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist Circa 1 Metre West of William Noad Monument receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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