Simmons Monument, in Churchyard, About 5 1/2 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Monument.
Simmons Monument, in Churchyard, About 5 1/2 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- long-obsidian-jet
- 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
- OS grid reference
- SO 761 197
- Coordinates
- 51.87574, -2.3476
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Simmons monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 5.5 meters south of the porch of the Church of St. Michael, dating from the late 18th century. It is made of stone and features a flat top with a moulded edge and slightly indented corners on the long sides. The frieze below has alternating plain and fluted sections on the sides, while the ends display alternating paterae and fluting. The main face has a raised frame surrounding a rectangular panel with egg and dart moulding. The ends are designed with pilasters; the west side features a stem faced with a raised circle and a swelling center, and the east side has a sunken panel with an urn in relief. The monument stands on a moulded base and includes inscriptions for Thomas Drew, who died in 177-, and Jane Simmons, who died in 1783.
Local climate
Simmons Monument, in Churchyard, About 5 1/2 Metres South of Porch, Church of St Michael 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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Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Simmons' Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 7 Metres South East of the Chancel
- 2 Simmons chest tomb approximately 2.5 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary
- 3 Simmons headstone approximately 17 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Mary
- 4 Symes Monument in the Churchyard About 3 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Michael
- 5 Simpkins Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 5 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Peter
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