Shepard Monument, in the Churchyard, About 12 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, 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. Chest tomb.
Shepard Monument, in the Churchyard, About 12 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- gentle-transept-vermeil
- 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
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 723 259
- Coordinates
- 51.93125, -2.40322
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Shepard Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 12 meters southeast of the southeast corner of the south aisle of the Church of St. Mary. It commemorates Sarah Shepard, who died in 1777, and is made of stone. The tomb features a steeply weathered lid with a moulded edge and quarter-square corner balusters. The south side has a slightly raised panel adorned with leaf moulding and scalloped corners that include decorative carving. The north side has a panel outlined by a recessed line, with corners similar to those on the south side. The ends of the tomb are plain but also outlined with a recessed line, and it stands on a moulded base.
Local climate
Shepard Monument, in the Churchyard, About 12 Metres South East of South East Corner of South Aisle, 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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