Monument to Elizabeth Butler in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of the South West Corner of the South Transept to the Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. A Post-Medieval Monument.
Monument to Elizabeth Butler in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of the South West Corner of the South Transept to the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- distant-alcove-grove
- 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
- Period
- Post-Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SO 558 046
- Coordinates
- 51.73869, -2.64052
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Elizabeth Butler is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 3 metres south of the south west corner of the south transept of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the mid 17th century and is made of sandstone. The tomb features a flat top with a moulded edge and sunk margin panels, decorated with a scribed pattern that includes spear heads and fronts on the east side. The north side bears an inscription in all capitals, commemorating Elizabeth Butler, who died in 1668 and was the wife of Matthew Butler, a messenger to King Charles I and Charles II. This monument is a notable example of its period.
Local climate
Monument to Elizabeth Butler in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of the South West Corner of the South Transept to the Church of St Mary 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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