Thomas Pensam Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 6 Metres South of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1985. Tomb.
Thomas Pensam Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 6 Metres South of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-rubble-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 August 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 858 325
- Coordinates
- 51.99125, -2.20712
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thomas Pensam monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary, approximately 6 metres south of the chancel. It commemorates Thomas Pensam, who died in 1814, and Mary Pensam, who died in 1823, along with other members of the Pensam family, including their son Thomas, who died in 1792 in the Island of St. John, West Indies. The monument is made of sandstone and features a moulded plinth that was formerly surrounded by an iron railing. It has raised inscription panels on both sides and at the ends, with the inscriptions flanked by fluted columns. The capping stone has a moulded margin.
Local climate
Thomas Pensam Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 6 Metres South of Chancel 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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