Gravestone of John Renie in Churchyard of Church of St. Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 10 August 2005. Gravestone.
Gravestone of John Renie in Churchyard of Church of St. Mary
- WRENN ID
- eternal-attic-crow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Monmouthshire
- Constituency
- Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 10 August 2005
- Type
- Gravestone
- Address
- Gravestone of John Renie in Churchyard of Church of St. Mary, Monmouth
- OS grid reference
- SO 509 129
- Coordinates
- 51.81326, -2.71334
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The gravestone of John Renie is located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary. It is made of sandstone and features a tablet surrounded by a roll-mould. The inscription reads: "JOHN RENIE WHO DIED 31 MAY 1832 AGED 33 YEARS." Notably, the name "JOHN RENIE" is inscribed continuously as an acrostic in 15 lines, each containing 19 letters, allowing it to be read in all directions, reportedly around 46,000 times.
Local climate
Gravestone of John Renie in Churchyard of Church of St. Mary receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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