Symonds Monument, in the Churchyard About 23 Metres from South Chancel Porch, Along Path, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Monument.
Symonds Monument, in the Churchyard About 23 Metres from South Chancel Porch, Along Path, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-finial-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 723 259
- Coordinates
- 51.93104, -2.40348
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Symonds Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary, approximately 23 meters from the south chancel porch along the path. It commemorates Jonas Symonds, who died in 1830, and is made of stone. The tomb features a steeply weathered top with a brass plate inscribed in copperplate lettering. It has a moulded edge and quarter-square corner balusters, while the sides and ends are plain with a sunk line forming a margin, accented by scalloped corners with paterae. The moulded base adds to its design, and the monument also commemorates Jonas's wife, who died in 1813.
Local climate
Symonds Monument, in the Churchyard About 23 Metres from South Chancel Porch, Along Path, Church of St Mary receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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