Group of Three Headstones, in the Churchyard, About 1 Metre East of the Porch, 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. Headstone.
Group of Three Headstones, in the Churchyard, About 1 Metre East of the Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- patient-pinnacle-kestrel
- 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
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SO 669 312
- Coordinates
- 51.97876, -2.48201
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three headstones located in the churchyard, about 1 meter east of the porch of the Church of St. Mary, dating from the 18th century. The headstones are made of stone. The northernmost headstone is for Rachel Brook, who died in 1796, featuring a cambered top, low relief carving, and very fine lettering, along with a later inscription. The central headstone commemorates John Brook, who died in 1780, also with a cambered top, heads in the top corners, and leaf scroll carving. The southern headstone is for Mary Brooke, who died in 1723, characterized by a shaped top, head, swags, and scrolls. This group of headstones is well preserved and displays good lettering, likely intended to be partially viewed through a window in the east wall of the porch.
Local climate
Group of Three Headstones, in the Churchyard, About 1 Metre East of the Porch, Church of St Mary receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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