Monument to William Lewis in the Churchyard 5 Metres South East of Porch Door to Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. A C18 Monument.
Monument to William Lewis in the Churchyard 5 Metres South East of Porch Door to Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- rough-cobalt-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 March 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 603 006
- Coordinates
- 51.70333, -2.57557
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to William Lewis is located in the churchyard, 5 metres southeast of the porch door to the Church of St Andrew. This chest tomb dates from the mid-18th century and is made of sandstone. It features a flat ledger slab with a rounded edge, plain quarter balusters, and a simple moulded base. The inscription panels are plain, with the northern panel having a sunk surround and fine lettering that reads: WILLIAM LEWIS, 1765. There are also inscriptions on the east and south sides of the tomb.
Local climate
Monument to William Lewis in the Churchyard 5 Metres South East of Porch Door to Church of St Andrew receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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