Gambier-Parry Monument in the Churchyard, About 8m East of Centre of East Wall of Chancel, Church of the Holy Innocents is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1986. Monument.
Gambier-Parry Monument in the Churchyard, About 8m East of Centre of East Wall of Chancel, Church of the Holy Innocents
- WRENN ID
- eternal-bonework-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Gambier-Parry Monument in the Churchyard, About 8m East of Centre of East Wall of Chancel, Church of the Holy Innocents, Highnam
- OS grid reference
- SO 796 195
- Coordinates
- 51.87408, -2.29676
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gambier-Parry monument is located in the churchyard about 8 meters east of the center of the east wall of the chancel at the Church of the Holy Innocents in Highnam. This Grade II listed structure is a coped tomb dedicated to Thomas Gambier-Parry, who died in 1888, and was created by Sydney Gambier-Parry. The monument is made of stone and two types of marble and slightly tapers towards the foot with chamfered corners.
The coped top features intricate high relief carvings, including a projecting three-sided canopy at the east end, with crocketed ogee arches and pierced tracery below. The eaves are crenellated, and the stone roof is laid flat rather than vertical. On either side of the base, there are semi-octagonal shafts that rise from floriate corbelled bases, adorned with two rings and capitals. At the ridge, a cross rises from a three-step base, flanked by floriate crockets, and two coats of arms are positioned on each side.
The entire monument is set on a marble base with a moulded, chamfered top that features Gothic lettering. The moulded plinth below is made from a different type of marble, and the whole structure rests on a plain stone slab at ground level. Thomas Gambier-Parry was also responsible for building the church, Lodge, School, and Rectory.
Local climate
Gambier-Parry Monument in the Churchyard, About 8m East of Centre of East Wall of Chancel, Church of the Holy Innocents 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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