Joseph Drinkwater Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence Circa 3 Metres South of Nave is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1985. Chest tomb.
Joseph Drinkwater Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence Circa 3 Metres South of Nave
- WRENN ID
- fallen-outpost-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 August 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 827 233
- Coordinates
- 51.90819, -2.25147
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Joseph Drinkwater monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Lawrence, approximately 3 metres south of the nave. It is likely dedicated to Joseph and Hannah Drinkwater and their children, dating from the mid-18th century. The tomb is made of sandstone and sits on a brick base, featuring moulded stone capping. It has a rectangular shape with segmental ends and displays eroded fielded inscription plaques on the north and south sides, as well as at the east end. At the west end, there is an urn in front of crossed palm leaves, adorned with cable moulding and egg and dart moulding above, along with a 4-petal flower decoration at the bottom. Similar mouldings are present at the east end. The tomb is topped with moulded pyramidal capping that includes a 4-leafed flower moulding. It was previously enclosed by cast iron railings.
Local climate
Joseph Drinkwater Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Lawrence Circa 3 Metres South of Nave 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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