Harper Monument, About 3 Metres South of East End of Nave, in the Churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. A 18th century Monument.
Harper Monument, About 3 Metres South of East End of Nave, in the Churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels
- WRENN ID
- tenth-moat-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- 18th century
- OS grid reference
- SO 703 172
- Coordinates
- 51.85271, -2.43256
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Harper monument is a headstone located about 3 meters south of the east end of the nave in the churchyard of the Church of St. Michael and All Angels. It commemorates John Harper, who died in 1757. The monument is made of stone and features a segmental top with an anthropomorphic front. Above the inscription, there is a winged cherub's head, surrounded by scrolls and leaves. The back of the stone is slightly chamfered. This headstone is particularly finely carved and well preserved, with well-cut lettering, making it one of the best examples of early to mid 18th century headstones in the area. It commemorates a death by smallpox.
Local climate
Harper Monument, About 3 Metres South of East End of Nave, in the Churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels 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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