Robinson Monument and Railing in Churchyard About 1 1/2 Metres South of South West Corner of South Porch, 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.
Robinson Monument and Railing in Churchyard About 1 1/2 Metres South of South West Corner of South Porch, Church of St Ethelbert
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-flagstone-raven
- 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
- 51.81975, -2.47714
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Robinson monument and railing is located in the churchyard about 1.5 meters south of the south-west corner of the south porch of the Church of St. Ethelbert. This Grade II listed structure is a pedestal tomb dedicated to John Robinson, who died in 1784, made of stone and wrought iron.
The monument is square with bowed ends on the north and south sides. It features a flat lid with a moulded edge and an upstand that slopes up to a steep pyramid top, crowned by an acorn in a fluted cup. The ends have a frieze decorated with leaf motifs, and a panel below is defined by a sinking with a shaped head and base. The sides display dressed heads with swags that define the head of the panel for the lettering. The entire structure rests on a plinth, and the first inscription starts in italic lettering and ends in a normal style, with the lettering blacked in.
Surrounding the monument is a square railing, with bars held by top and bottom rails that are not set into the stone, featuring spearhead designs. The larger corner bars have shaped tops and bases. The inscriptions on the monument date up to 1870. This monument is one of three Robinson memorials that form a group.
Local climate
Robinson Monument and Railing in Churchyard About 1 1/2 Metres South of South West Corner of South Porch, 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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