Morse Monument, in the Churchyard, About 4 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Chest tomb.

Morse Monument, in the Churchyard, About 4 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
still-steeple-plum
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
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
SO 723 259
Coordinates
51.93133, -2.40324
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Morse monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 4 meters southeast of the southeast corner of the south aisle of the Church of St. Mary. It was likely built in the second half of the 18th century and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a simply moulded edge. The south side is plain, marked only by an incised line as a margin, and has scalloped corners with paterae. The north side has a raised panel adorned with acanthus moulding and indented segmental ends, along with rococo carving. The ends of the tomb are designed with elongated pilasters, and the west side displays a coat of arms within a rococo surround, while the narrow ends have carved decoration. The east end is plain, likely similar to the west side but has weathered over time. The monument stands on a moulded plinth atop a wider, rectangular base. It commemorates Morse on the north side, though the inscription is weathered, and Goode on the south side, with dates of 1838 and 1841.

Local climate

Morse Monument, in the Churchyard, About 4 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St Mary 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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