Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 20 Metres South of East Chancel Wall of the Church of St Mary and St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. Monument.
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 20 Metres South of East Chancel Wall of the Church of St Mary and St Peter
- WRENN ID
- long-ledge-solstice
- 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
- ST 556 958
- Coordinates
- 51.65963, -2.64285
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified altar tomb located in the churchyard about 20 metres south of the east chancel wall of the Church of St Mary and St Peter. It dates from the mid-19th century and is made of sandstone. At the time of the survey in December 1983, the tomb was heavily overgrown with ivy, but a stepped top was still visible. The monument is enclosed by a fine cast iron railing with spearhead design, featuring square corner standards topped with urns, though it is now much rusted. This tomb is part of a group of three monuments that step down the slope.
Local climate
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard About 20 Metres South of East Chancel Wall of the Church of St Mary and St Peter receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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