Monument to - Taylor in the Churchyard About 17 Metres South of the South West Corner of the South Aisle 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. A Mid C18 Monument.
Monument to - Taylor in the Churchyard About 17 Metres South of the South West Corner of the South Aisle of the Church of St Mary
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- 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 633 024
- Coordinates
- 51.71998, -2.53258
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Taylor is a chest tomb located in the churchyard approximately 17 metres south of the south-west corner of the south aisle of the Church of St Mary. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of sandstone. The tomb features a flat inscribed top with a moulded edge and rectangular fielded panels. At the time of the survey in September 1983, the base was sunk into the ground. The inscriptions are partly legible, with the earliest date noted as 1758 and another date on top as 1774.
Local climate
Monument to - Taylor in the Churchyard About 17 Metres South of the South West Corner of the South Aisle 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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