Nelme Monument, in the Churchyard About 1 Metre West of Nave, 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.
Nelme Monument, in the Churchyard About 1 Metre West of Nave, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- twisted-bonework-storm
- 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 723 259
- Coordinates
- 51.93133, -2.40385
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Nelme monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 1 meter west of the nave of the Church of St. Mary. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a wide projection and a moulded edge, lyre ends, and scrolls that frame an hourglass, along with fronds and an urn. The sides of the tomb have a rectangular panel with narrow panels at each end made of different stone, adorned with swags and scrolls. It stands on a plain, chamfered plinth. The monument commemorates William Nelme, who died in 1702, with a further inscription added in 1729.
Local climate
Nelme Monument, in the Churchyard About 1 Metre West of Nave, Church of St Mary receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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