Bennett Monument, in Churchyard, About 3 1/2 Metres South of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Monument.
Bennett Monument, in Churchyard, About 3 1/2 Metres South of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- rough-porch-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 717 138
- Coordinates
- 51.82276, -2.41163
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bennett monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, about 3.5 meters south of the southeast corner of the south aisle of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. It dates from the first decade of the 19th century and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a moulded edge and slightly indented corners on the long sides. The sides have a moulded frame surrounding the main panel, which curves back at the edges to create relief. The ends are adorned with elongated pilasters, and the capital features egg-and-dart moulding. There is a raised panel on the main face of the shaft, with the ends of one on the short returns cut short by the main body of the tomb. The plinth has a moulded top. This monument commemorates Thomas Bennett of Rodley, who died in 1809, and his daughter, who died in 1806, along with other later inscriptions.
Local climate
Bennett Monument, in Churchyard, About 3 1/2 Metres South of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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