Thomas Monument in Churchyard, About 11 Metres North of North West Corner of Tower, Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Monument.
Thomas Monument in Churchyard, About 11 Metres North of North West Corner of Tower, Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 717 139
- Coordinates
- 51.82328, -2.41182
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thomas monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 11 metres north of the north-west corner of the tower of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. It dates from 1804 and is made of stone. The top is weathered and features a moulded edge. The sides have a raised margin and a large raised oval central panel, with oval paterae in the corners. The ends are adorned with elongated pilasters and a raised margin on the main vertical face, which also has an oval panel. The plinth has a moulded top. The monument shows some weathering and bears an inscription for John Thomas, who died in 1804, written in a mix of ordinary and italic script, including a long 's'. There is also an inscription for his wife, who died in 1826.
Local climate
Thomas Monument in Churchyard, About 11 Metres North of North West Corner of Tower, Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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