Roston Monument, in the Churchyard, About 8 Metres South of South East Corner 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.
Roston Monument, in the Churchyard, About 8 Metres South of South East Corner of the Tower, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-plaster-violet
- 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
- 51.93116, -2.40354
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Roston Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 8 meters south of the southeast corner of the tower of the Church of St. Mary. It commemorates Edward Roston, who died in 1731. The tomb is made of stone and features a flat lid with a moulded edge. It has quarter-square corner balusters and fielded panels with segmental ends on the sides, along with scrolling details in the corners. The ends of the tomb have fielded rectangular panels. The base has a chamfered top, and the inscription is well-executed with a mix of upper and lower case letters, including a long 's'.
Local climate
Roston Monument, in the Churchyard, About 8 Metres South of South East Corner 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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