Tayler Monument, in the Churchyard, About 13 1/2 Metres South of the Tower, 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.
Tayler Monument, in the Churchyard, About 13 1/2 Metres South of the Tower, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
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- 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
- 51.9311, -2.40359
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tayler Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 13.5 meters south of the tower of the Church of St. Mary. It dates from the third quarter of the 18th century and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a moulded edge, plain sides and ends that have a narrow margin, and framed square corner pieces with fielded panels on each face. It has a chamfered plinth and displays good, well-cut lettering. The monument commemorates William Tayler, who died in 1762, as well as other members of the same family, with inscriptions extending up to 1780.
Local climate
Tayler Monument, in the Churchyard, About 13 1/2 Metres South of the Tower, 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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