Two Monuments, in the Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of South West Corner of Tower, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1987. Tomb.
Two Monuments, in the Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of South West Corner of Tower, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- former-steel-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 700 312
- Coordinates
- 51.97865, -2.43793
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two pedestal tombs located in the churchyard, about 6 meters south of the south-west corner of the tower of the Church of St. Mary. These tombs date from the late 18th century and are made of stone.
The eastern tomb is octagonal and features a moulded stone design, which may have originally supported a missing urn. It has gadrooning, a steep pyramid shape, a step, and a flat lid with a moulded edge. The fluted frieze has sides that form a slightly raised rectangle with an inset segmental head, and it sits on a moulded base. There are three dates inscribed on it, ranging from 1791 to 1798, although the inscription is weathered.
The western tomb is square and has a similar top design, with swept stonework below the gadrooning, a step, and a flat lid with a moulded edge. Its fluted frieze features paterae at the center and ends, along with quarter-square elongated corner balusters, plain ribs, and a moulded top to the plinth.
Local climate
Two Monuments, in the Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of South West Corner of Tower, Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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