Hook Memorial Approximately 20 Metres South West of West Door Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1985. Memorial.
Hook Memorial Approximately 20 Metres South West of West Door Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- south-mantel-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1985
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SO 690 114
- Coordinates
- 51.80112, -2.45073
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hook Memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 20 meters south-west of the west door of the Church of St. Peter in Newnham. Dated 1777, it is likely from an earlier period. The tomb is made of limestone and features a flat top with quarter balusters at each corner. The inscription on the tomb reads "HOOK, 1777."
Local climate
Hook Memorial Approximately 20 Metres South West of West Door Church of St Peter receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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