Monument of James Rennie in the Churchyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Newport local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 18 January 2002. Monument.

Monument of James Rennie in the Churchyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity

WRENN ID
errant-granite-nightshade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newport
Constituency
Newport East MP: Jessica Morden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
18 January 2002
Type
Monument
Address
Monument of James Rennie in the Churchyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Christchurch, Caerleon
OS grid reference
ST 346 893
Coordinates
51.59959, -2.94474
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The monument of James Rennie is located in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity. It is constructed from polished red granite. The memorial features a base of three square steps that leads up to a battered plinth. The main shaft of the monument tapers and includes a moulded base, a main section with raised panels that have incised lettering, a frieze adorned with three balls, a cyma recta cornice, and a cap in the shape of a lotus leaf. The finial, which is currently missing, has been placed in a nearby bush.

Local climate

Monument of James Rennie in the Churchyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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