Unidentified Headstone, in Churchyard, About 19 1/2 Metres South of East End of Nave, Church of St Ethelbert is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Headstone.
Unidentified Headstone, in Churchyard, About 19 1/2 Metres South of East End of Nave, Church of St Ethelbert
- WRENN ID
- graven-wicket-sorrel
- 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
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SO 672 135
- Coordinates
- 51.81963, -2.47702
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a very large, unidentified headstone located in the churchyard about 19.5 meters south of the east end of the nave at the Church of St. Ethelbert. It is probably from around 1800 and made of stone. The headstone stands approximately 2.3 meters high and is 120 millimeters thick. It has a shaped top that is slightly thicker than the main part, with rounded shoulders leading to a slight step that sweeps up to a short, flat central area. The bottom of the top section has a beaded edge, and the main body features beading on the corners and is divided into thirds vertically on both sides with beading.
On the west face, there is an inset panel with a cambered head and beaded edge, which displays a high relief carving of a child dressed in contemporary attire, surrounded by leaf scrolls at the back and front. The carving is of good quality, although the inscriptions are largely weathered, with the text 'Suffer little children to come unto me.....' still partially legible around the top. This headstone is part of a close group with the Wooley and Wood monuments.
Local climate
Unidentified Headstone, in Churchyard, About 19 1/2 Metres South of East End of Nave, Church of St Ethelbert receives an average of 780 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 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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- 3 Wood Mounment and Railings in Churchyard About 23 1/2 Metres South of East End of Nave, Church of St Ethelbert
- 4 Group of 4 Monuments in Churchyard, About 10 Metres South of South Transept, Church of St Peter and St Paul
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