Group of Three Monuments, in the Churchyard, About 3 Metres South South 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. Monument.
Group of Three Monuments, in the Churchyard, About 3 Metres South South East of the Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- iron-landing-spindle
- 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 669 312
- Coordinates
- 51.97872, -2.482
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a group of three 18th-century chest tombs located in the churchyard, about 3 meters south-southeast of the porch of the Church of St. Mary in Kempley.
The first tomb commemorates James Gurney, who died in 1743, and Jane Gurney, who died in 1735. It features a flat lid with a moulded edge and lyre ends, while the sides have a central panel adorned with low relief scrolls. The tomb has a moulded base.
The second tomb is for Henry Mathew, who died in 1725. It also has a flat lid with a moulded edge, wide pilaster ends, and includes rococo carving on the stem and its returns, as well as on the sides. This tomb also has a moulded base.
The southernmost tomb has an illegible inscription on the north side and is dedicated to Henry Mathew, who died in 1776. It features a flat lid with a moulded edge, corner quarter-rectangular fluted balusters with acanthus-leaf carving, and rococo decoration on the ends and sides, which include heads at the top centre of the sides. This tomb also has a moulded base.
Local climate
Group of Three Monuments, in the Churchyard, About 3 Metres South South 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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