Bennett Monument, in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South of Nave, East of Porch, Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. A C18 Tomb.
Bennett Monument, in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South of Nave, East of Porch, Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- buried-tracery-mallow
- 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
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 768 181
- Coordinates
- 51.86182, -2.33744
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bennett monument is a short chest tomb located in the churchyard, about 5 meters south of the nave and east of the porch of the Church of St. Andrew. It dates from 1797 and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a moulded edge and square panel sides framed by a thin raised border. The ends are adorned with Doric pilasters that have fielded panels on the stems of the main face, with similar panels on the returns, intersected by the main panel. It has a moulded base and commemorates Francis Bennett, with all lettering in capitals and the year presented in Roman numerals, along with various later inscriptions.
Local climate
Bennett Monument, in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South of Nave, East of Porch, Church of St Andrew receives an average of 770 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 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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