Pickering Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres East of South East Corner of Chancel, 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 19th century Monument.
Pickering Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres East of South East Corner of Chancel, Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- patient-chapel-primrose
- 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
- Monument
- Period
- 19th century
- OS grid reference
- SO 768 181
- Coordinates
- 51.86184, -2.33715
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pickering monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard about 9 meters east of the southeast corner of the chancel at the Church of St. Andrew. It commemorates Joseph Pickering, who died in 1804, and is made of stone. The tomb features a pyramid top with a double step leading to the lid and has a moulded edge. The frieze displays alternating fluting and oval paterae, while the sides have a raised oval rim with paterae in the corners. The north and south sides are slightly different from the east and west sides. The monument has a moulded base and indented corners throughout. The inscription includes Gothic lettering in the first line, painted in black.
Local climate
Pickering Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres East of South East Corner of Chancel, 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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