Roston Monument, in the Churchyard, About 6 1/2 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 6 1/2 Metres South of South East Corner of the Tower, Church of St Mary
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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
- 51.93117, -2.40354
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Roston Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 6.5 meters south of the southeast corner of the tower of the Church of St. Mary. It commemorates William Roston, who died in 1777, and is made of stone. The tomb features a weathered lid with a moulded edge, and the sides are framed with ovolo moulding, which has a separate roll within it and a slight swell at the center. The ends of the tomb are adorned with elongated gadrooned pilasters that have fluted stems, and it stands on a moulded base.
Local climate
Roston Monument, in the Churchyard, About 6 1/2 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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