Wooley Monument, in Churchyard, About 21 1/2 Metres South of East End of Nave, Church of St Ethelbert is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Monument.
Wooley Monument, in Churchyard, About 21 1/2 Metres South of East End of Nave, Church of St Ethelbert
- WRENN ID
- grey-step-lark
- 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
- OS grid reference
- SO 672 135
- Coordinates
- 51.81962, -2.477
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wooley monument is a headstone located in the churchyard about 21.5 meters south of the east end of the nave of the Church of St. Ethelbert. It commemorates Mary Wooley, who died in 1746, and is made of stone approximately 200 millimeters thick with a chamfered edge at the back. The headstone features a shaped top with a carved head in the center, flanked by scrolls on each side. Below this is an oval panel for the inscription, which is surrounded by deeply-cut rococo moulding. The inscription uses a mix of upper and lower case lettering. This monument is considered one of the finest rococo headstones in the churchyard and is part of a close group that includes a child headstone and the Wood monument.
Local climate
Wooley Monument, in Churchyard, About 21 1/2 Metres South of East End of Nave, Church of St Ethelbert receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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