Church Monument, in the Churchyard, About 3 Metres South of South West Corner of Nave is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Monument.
Church Monument, in the Churchyard, About 3 Metres South of South West Corner of Nave
- WRENN ID
- worn-railing-storm
- 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 756 218
- Coordinates
- 51.8949, -2.35475
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of Holy Trinity, about 3 meters south of the south-west corner of the nave. It was created in 1754 by Giles Samson of Westbury and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a moulded edge and a worked margin on the south side. The ends are scrolled, with leaf carving and inverted gadrooning. The west end displays two angels carrying a large crown, positioned under draped curtains with flowers hanging down from their outer hands, along with the mason's name below. The east end depicts Father Time holding an hourglass and scythe, and the tomb has a moulded base. It commemorates William Church Senior, who died in 1754, and William Church Junior, who died in 1755, featuring a long 's' in the inscription with good lettering. There are later inscriptions added up to 1858, with the last one found on the lid.
Local climate
Church Monument, in the Churchyard, About 3 Metres South of South West Corner of Nave 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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