Monument to Joseph Holt in the Churchyard About 7 Metres West of the South West Buttress of the Tower to 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. A C19 Monument.
Monument to Joseph Holt in the Churchyard About 7 Metres West of the South West Buttress of the Tower to the Church of St Mary
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- 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
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 558 046
- Coordinates
- 51.73869, -2.64088
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Joseph Holt is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 7 metres west of the south west buttress of the tower of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the mid-19th century and is made of sandstone. The tomb features a flat inscribed top with a chamfered edge and plain panels. The base was noted to be sunk at the time of survey in November 1983. This monument commemorates Joseph Holt, who passed away in 1836.
Local climate
Monument to Joseph Holt in the Churchyard About 7 Metres West of the South West Buttress of the Tower to the Church of St Mary receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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