Monument to Mary Hook in the Churchyard About 1 Metre South of the South East Corner of the Choir Vestry of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. Tomb.
Monument to Mary Hook in the Churchyard About 1 Metre South of the South East Corner of the Choir Vestry of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- second-pedestal-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 March 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 633 025
- Coordinates
- 51.72019, -2.53216
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Mary Hook is located in the churchyard, about 1 metre south of the southeast corner of the choir vestry of the Church of St Mary. This late 18th-century pedestal tomb is made of sandstone. It features an urn on a fluted domical top, resting on a square slab with inset corners, a moulded edge, and a fluted frieze. The east and west sides have panels with rosettes, while the south side is adorned with laurel embellishments. The monument has a moulded base on a plinth and a flat slab. The inscription commemorates Mary Hook, who died in 1794, and also includes an inscription for Hannah Hook, who died in 1819.
Local climate
Monument to Mary Hook in the Churchyard About 1 Metre South of the South East Corner of the Choir Vestry of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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