John Rayer Monument with Railings in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 1.5 Metres East of Thomas Pensam Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1985. Monument.
John Rayer Monument with Railings in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 1.5 Metres East of Thomas Pensam Monument
- WRENN ID
- empty-chamber-moon
- 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 858 325
- Coordinates
- 51.99125, -2.20707
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John Rayer monument, located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary, is a chest tomb dedicated to John Rayer, who died in 1805, along with other members of the Rayer family. It is made of sandstone and features a moulded plinth with inscription panels on both sides and at either end, although there is no inscription on the west end. The inscriptions on the sides are decorated with bellflower motifs and a ribbon tie at the top. Surrounding the tomb is a simple cast iron railing set in stone. The monument is situated approximately 1.5 metres east of the Thomas Pensam monument.
Local climate
John Rayer Monument with Railings in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 1.5 Metres East of Thomas Pensam 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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