Parker Monument, in the Churchyard, About 12 Metres West of Centre Window, West Wall of Nave, Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Monument.
Parker Monument, in the Churchyard, About 12 Metres West of Centre Window, West Wall of Nave, Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- veiled-niche-hawthorn
- 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 737 221
- Coordinates
- 51.89712, -2.38345
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parker Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Lawrence, approximately 12 meters west of the center window on the west wall of the nave. It commemorates J. Parker, who died in 1789, and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a moulded edge and quarter square corner balusters. The west sides have a sunk margin leading to a rectangular shape, with the top corners adorned with low-relief leaf decoration. The east side has a raised rectangular panel, while the south end is plain with an indented line forming a rectangular panel. The north side displays a flaming urn in relief. The monument stands on a chamfered plinth and includes later inscriptions.
Local climate
Parker Monument, in the Churchyard, About 12 Metres West of Centre Window, West Wall of Nave, Church of St Lawrence 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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