Attwood Monument and Two Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Michael Circa 2.5 Metres North of Nave is a Grade II listed building in the Tewkesbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1985. A 17th Century Monument.
Attwood Monument and Two Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Michael Circa 2.5 Metres North of Nave
- WRENN ID
- sunken-rubblework-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tewkesbury
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 August 1985
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- 17th Century
- OS grid reference
- SO 840 285
- Coordinates
- 51.95519, -2.23411
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Attwood Monument and two unidentified monuments are located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Michael, approximately 2.5 meters north of the nave. This row of three chest tombs includes the nearest tomb dedicated to Mary Attwood, who died in 1746, along with two of her sons. The tomb is made of limestone with sandstone capping and features a moulded plinth. On the north side, there is a rectangular fielded inscription panel adorned with hanging foliate decoration on either side. The ends of the tomb have fielded panels with quadrant corners and additional foliate decoration. A Sanctus cross is present on a panel at the west end.
The second unidentified tomb, located 0.5 meters north of the Attwood monument, dates from the 17th century and has an illegible inscription on the north side within a raised margin, flanked by palm leaf fronds and hanging flower decoration. The south side has a rectangular panel with no legible inscription. This tomb features lighted lamps on engaged pedestals on either side, with foliate decoration tied with ribbon at the top on the sides of the bulging ends. The ends are lyre-shaped, and there is an octagonal panel with quadrant corners at the west end showing traces of an inscription, as well as an oval inscription plaque without any text at the east end. It has a thick capping with a moulded margin.
The third unidentified tomb, located about 0.75 meters north of the second monument, also dates from the 17th century and is made of limestone with sandstone capping. It features lyre-shaped ends with oval inscription panels. Complete slabs that previously formed the sides of the tomb are stacked under the capping, with one slab displaying a rectangular inscription panel decorated with crossed bones in the margin.
Local climate
Attwood Monument and Two Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Michael Circa 2.5 Metres North of Nave 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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