Underwood Monument, in the Churchyard, About 4 Metres East of North East Corner of Porch, Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Tomb.
Underwood Monument, in the Churchyard, About 4 Metres East of North East Corner of Porch, Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- scarred-outpost-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 737 221
- Coordinates
- 51.89739, -2.38326
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Underwood Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 4 meters east of the northeast corner of the porch of the Church of St. Lawrence. It commemorates Robert Underwood, who died in 1770, and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a moulded edge. The ends have elongated pilasters, with poppies and fruits depicted on the returns of the shaft. The south end displays a raised oval, while the north end features rococo carving surrounding a swelling center. The west side has a raised rectangular panel with indented segmental ends and rococo carving in the corners. The east side is a fielded panel with paterae in scalloped corners. The plinth has a moulded top.
Local climate
Underwood Monument, in the Churchyard, About 4 Metres East of North East Corner of Porch, Church of St Lawrence receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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