Wilks Monument, in the Churchyard, About 11 Metres North of the North East Corner of the 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.
Wilks Monument, in the Churchyard, About 11 Metres North of the North East Corner of the Chancel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- burning-rood-swift
- 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 768 269
- Coordinates
- 51.94075, -2.33745
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wilks Monument is a short chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 11 meters north of the northeast corner of the chancel at the Church of St. Mary. It commemorates William Wilks, who died in 1793, and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a moulded edge and sides that have raised rectangular panels, also with moulded edges. It is adorned with elongated Roman Doric pilasters that have a base and a fielded panel on the stem. The plinth has a moulded top, and the inscription is notable for its good lettering, with the first line presented in copperplate scrolling.
Local climate
Wilks Monument, in the Churchyard, About 11 Metres North of the North East Corner of the Chancel, Church of St Mary receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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