Harrison Memorial, in the Churchyard About 44 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. Memorial.
Harrison Memorial, in the Churchyard About 44 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- fallow-remnant-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SO 581 157
- Coordinates
- 51.83915, -2.60842
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Harrison Memorial is an altar tomb located in the churchyard about 44 metres southeast of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin. It dates back to the early 19th century, with the earliest decipherable inscription from 1803. The memorial is made of sandstone and features a square shape with a hollow moulded capping and plinth. It has a two-tiered square ornamental top that rises to a pyramidal finial. Each side of the tomb is adorned with large oval panels that contain inscriptions, and it is decorated with an acanthus leaf frieze.
Local climate
Harrison Memorial, in the Churchyard About 44 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary the Virgin 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 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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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