Gough Monument, in Churchyard, About 1 Metre South East of South East Corner of South Porch, Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Monument.
Gough Monument, in Churchyard, About 1 Metre South East of South East Corner of South Porch, Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- pale-merlon-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 717 138
- Coordinates
- 51.82276, -2.41182
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gough Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 1 metre south-east of the south-east corner of the south porch of the Church of St Peter and St Paul. It was likely created around 1833 and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a moulded edge and slightly indented ends on the long face. The sides have a raised edge leading to a panel, adorned with egg-and-dart moulding, and the centre swells out beyond the frame. The ends are designed with elongated pilasters that have a raised panel on the stem, also featuring egg-and-dart edge moulding. All of this is set on a moulded plinth. The monument bears various inscriptions, likely commemorating William Gough, who died in 1833, as well as Robert Gough, who died in 1792, and his wife, who died in 1778, with the latest inscription dating to 1886.
Local climate
Gough Monument, in Churchyard, About 1 Metre South East of South East Corner of South Porch, Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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