Wood Monument, in the Churchyard, About 1 Metre East of South East Corner of Chancel, Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Chest tomb.
Wood Monument, in the Churchyard, About 1 Metre East of South East Corner of Chancel, Church of Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- waning-joist-lichen
- 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
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 757 218
- Coordinates
- 51.89489, -2.35439
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb dedicated to William and Ann Wood, dating from the early 19th century. It is located in the churchyard about 1 metre east of the south-east corner of the chancel of the Church of Holy Trinity. The tomb is made of stone and features a weathered lid with a small, slightly raised rectangle in the center and square edges. The sides of the tomb taper downwards and have fluted corners, with sunk trapeziums on the sides and ends. The south side includes an inserted keystone with a curved soffit. It has a plain, rectangular plinth resting on a stone base.
Local climate
Wood Monument, in the Churchyard, About 1 Metre East of South East Corner of Chancel, Church of Holy Trinity receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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