Morgan Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7 Metres North of the South East Corner of Chancel, 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.
Morgan Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7 Metres North of the South East Corner of Chancel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- low-lead-clover
- 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 769 269
- Coordinates
- 51.94071, -2.33741
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Morgan Monument is a short chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 7 meters north of the southeast corner of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. It commemorates Richard Morgan, who died in 1814, and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a moulded edge and raised, moulded frames on the sides. The ends are adorned with elongated Roman Doric pilasters, which include a base and stem that match the sides. The plinth has a moulded top and a flat stone base. There are later inscriptions present on the monument.
Local climate
Morgan Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7 Metres North of the South East Corner of Chancel, Church of St Mary receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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