Thurston Monument, in the Churchyard About 2 Metres East of South East Corner of Porch, Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1987. Chest tomb.
Thurston Monument, in the Churchyard About 2 Metres East of South East Corner of Porch, Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- grim-vestry-khaki
- 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
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 781 291
- Coordinates
- 51.9608, -2.3187
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thurston monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, about 2 meters east of the southeast corner of the porch of the Church of St. James. It commemorates Mary Thurston, who died in 1759. The tomb is made of stone and features a flat lid with a moulded edge and remnants of rococo carving on the south side, which originally included a head in the top center. The north side has a raised rectangular panel with scalloped corners. The tomb is supported by tall, quarter square corner balusters that have leaf decoration on the stem. The east end mirrors the north side, while the west side displays rococo decoration. The base is simply moulded, and the sides show signs of weathering.
Local climate
Thurston Monument, in the Churchyard About 2 Metres East of South East Corner of Porch, Church of St James 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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