Morris monument in churchyard, Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 12 September 1996. Mausoleum.
Morris monument in churchyard, Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- final-pilaster-mist
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 12 September 1996
- Type
- Mausoleum
- Address
- Morris monument in churchyard, Church of St Michael, Kerry, Newtown
- OS grid reference
- SO 147 900
- Coordinates
- 52.50178, -3.25776
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Morris monument, located in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael, is a mausoleum built around 1820-1830. It is constructed from sandstone and features a square body with Tuscan columns positioned at each corner, resting on a chamfered plinth. The monument has a plain entablature and a moulded cornice, topped with a pyramidal structure that ends in a square block finial. Each side of the mausoleum includes inscribed panels, which are defined by incised lines and feature fine lettering that commemorates members of the Morris and associated families from 1788, including Edward Morris, who died in 1823, and his wife Mary, who passed away in 1830.
Local climate
Morris monument in churchyard, Church of St Michael sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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