Fawke and Dance Monuments, in the Churchyard, About 19 Metres South of West End of Nave, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1987. Monument.
Fawke and Dance Monuments, in the Churchyard, About 19 Metres South of West End of Nave, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- winding-bronze-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 700 312
- Coordinates
- 51.97851, -2.4378
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Fawke and Dance monuments are two pedestal tombs located in the churchyard, about 19 meters south of the west end of the nave of the Church of St. Mary. The Fawke monument commemorates Mary Fawke, who died in 1835, while the Dance monument is for Mary Dance, who died in 1806. Both monuments are made of stone.
The Fawke monument features a ball finial on its base, two steps, a weathered lid with a moulded edge, and a stylized leaf frieze. It has slightly raised ovals set in rectangles on the sides, corner paterae, and a moulded base. The first inscription is presented on copper plate scrolls, with a later inscription added.
The Dance monument has a square pyramid top with a moulded edge and a steeply swept base. Its flat lid also has a moulded edge. The monument includes a fluted frieze, corner paterae, plain raised ovals on the sides, and a moulded base, along with later inscriptions.
Local climate
Fawke and Dance Monuments, in the Churchyard, About 19 Metres South of West End of Nave, Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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