Monument, About 420 Metres East of the Down House is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1987. A Victorian Monument.
Monument, About 420 Metres East of the Down House
- WRENN ID
- moated-portal-acorn
- 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
- Monument
- Period
- Victorian
- OS grid reference
- SO 771 305
- Coordinates
- 51.97266, -2.33366
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This monument, located about 420 meters east of the Down House, was built in 1852 and is made of stone. It features an obelisk topped with a coat of arms, set on a panelled square base with a moulded top. The monument stands on a plinth with a moulded top and is accessed by three stone steps. It commemorates George Dowdeswell, who died in 1852, and is notable for having built the house and laid out the grounds. The monument is part of a group that includes the house and stables.
Local climate
Monument, About 420 Metres East of the Down House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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