Fryer Monument, in Churchyard, About 6 Metres South East of South East Corner of Tower, Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Chest tomb.
Fryer Monument, in Churchyard, About 6 Metres South East of South East Corner of Tower, Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-courtyard-wax
- 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
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 717 139
- Coordinates
- 51.82308, -2.41163
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Fryer monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 6 meters southeast of the southeast corner of the tower of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. This mid-18th century stone tomb features a plain lid with a chamfered edge. The corners are adorned with quarter-square gadrooned balusters that have scrolls on a bulbous base.
On the north face, the main center is flanked by narrow panels, featuring a head with wings in the center, with drapery caught up with bows in the top corners and cascading down the sides to frame the lettering. The flanking sections display tendrils, fruits, and flowers. The south side has a rococo edge to the central panel, with bows and falling drapery in the flanking panels, which are weathered.
The west end has a raised margin with decorative carving that ends in two scrolls at the bottom, while the east end features a raised margin with a serpent of eternity surrounding an hourglass, with a scroll stand below and fronds above. The plinth is splayed. The south inscription is weathered away, while the north side is dedicated to Mary, daughter of James and Elizabeth Fryer, who died in 1760.
Local climate
Fryer Monument, in Churchyard, About 6 Metres South East of South East Corner of Tower, Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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