Monument to Henry Jones in the Churchyard About 25 Metres East of the Porch and 4 Metres East of the Path to the Church of St Mary and St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. A Georgian Monument.
Monument to Henry Jones in the Churchyard About 25 Metres East of the Porch and 4 Metres East of the Path to the Church of St Mary and St Peter
- WRENN ID
- frozen-parapet-hawthorn
- 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
- Georgian
- OS grid reference
- ST 556 958
- Coordinates
- 51.65951, -2.64289
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Henry Jones is located in the churchyard about 25 metres east of the porch and 4 metres east of the path to the Church of St Mary and St Peter. This lofty chest tomb dates from the mid-18th century and is made of sandstone. It features a flat top with a moulded edge and deep gadrooned quarter balusters. There are cartouches on the east, west, and south sides, and it has a deep moulded base. The monument commemorates Henry Jones, who passed away in 1766, although the design of the monument is believed to be earlier than this date.
Local climate
Monument to Henry Jones in the Churchyard About 25 Metres East of the Porch and 4 Metres East of the Path to the Church of St Mary and St Peter 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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