Sloper Monument, in the Churchyard, About 21 Metres North of West End of the Chancel, Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Monument.
Sloper Monument, in the Churchyard, About 21 Metres North of West End of the Chancel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- scarred-steeple-sienna
- 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 780 236
- Coordinates
- 51.91116, -2.3202
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sloper monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 21 meters north of the west end of the chancel at the Church of St. Mary. It commemorates Thomas Sloper, who died in 1703, and is made of ashlar stone. The tomb features semi-circular ends, with the center of each side slightly projecting. The top shows weathered remains of an effigy, which may have originally been longer, and is covered by a flat lid with a moulded edge. The ends are plain, with gadrooning and moulding at ground level. The sides have a slightly sunk rectangular panel; the south side features a leaf surround to an oval center, while the north side has a plain shield at the top with drapery tied by ribbons, which are caught up at the corners and hang down the sides. The plinth is buried, and the lettering is small and neat. There is also a later inscription dedicated to a daughter on the north side.
Local climate
Sloper Monument, in the Churchyard, About 21 Metres North of West End of the Chancel, Church of St Mary 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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