William Drinkewater Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 5 Metres South of Nave is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1985. Monument.
William Drinkewater Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 5 Metres South of Nave
- WRENN ID
- noble-cloister-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 August 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 867 224
- Coordinates
- 51.90082, -2.19351
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The William Drinkewater monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary, approximately 5 metres south of the nave. It dates from 1615 and is made of limestone. The south side features an inscription in capital letters that notes a benefaction for the maintenance of a preacher in Gloucester and a yearly donation of 10 shillings to the poor of Hatherley. The tomb is otherwise plain, topped with a thick capping that has cavetto moulding.
Local climate
William Drinkewater Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 5 Metres South of Nave receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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