Monument to Samuel Fores or Fords in the Churchyard and 3 1/2 Metres North of Nave North Wall of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. Monument.
Monument to Samuel Fores or Fords in the Churchyard and 3 1/2 Metres North of Nave North Wall of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- twisted-thatch-dawn
- 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
- OS grid reference
- SO 633 025
- Coordinates
- 51.7204, -2.53239
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Samuel Fores or Ford is a late 18th-century pedestal tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 3.5 meters north of the north wall of the nave of the Church of St Mary. It is made of sandstone and features a flat top with reserved corners and a moulded edge. The plain panels are badly eroded, and it has a moulded base. The name Samuel Forest or Ford is inscribed, but no dates are currently legible.
Local climate
Monument to Samuel Fores or Fords in the Churchyard and 3 1/2 Metres North of Nave North Wall of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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