Loveridge Monument, in the Churchyard, About 8 Metres East North East of North East Corner of Chancel, 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. Monument.
Loveridge Monument, in the Churchyard, About 8 Metres East North East of North East Corner of Chancel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- stark-hammer-thrush
- 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
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 723 259
- Coordinates
- 51.93157, -2.40318
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Loveridge Monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 8 meters east-north-east of the north-east corner of the chancel at the Church of St. Mary. It commemorates Richard Loveridge, who died in 1836, and is made of stone. The tomb features a small pyramid top with a moulded edge and scotia moulding, along with a weathered section and step. The lid has a reeded edge, with the reeding stopped in the center and at the corners. The plain frieze is complemented by elongated quarter-square corner gadrooned balusters. There are raised oval panels on the sides and oval corner paterae. The plinth has a moulded top and a square base, along with additional inscriptions.
Local climate
Loveridge Monument, in the Churchyard, About 8 Metres East North East of North East Corner of Chancel, 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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