Pauncefoot Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7 Metres West of North West Corner of Tower, Church of St John the Evangelist is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Tomb.
Pauncefoot Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7 Metres West of North West Corner of Tower, Church of St John the Evangelist
- WRENN ID
- distant-chapel-crimson
- 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 748 289
- Coordinates
- 51.95881, -2.36732
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pauncefoot monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 7 meters west of the north-west corner of the tower of the Church of St. John the Evangelist. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a moulded edge, lyre ends, and scrolls framing a central oval, with moulding on the returns. The sides have raised rectangular panels decorated with scroll and leaf designs at the ends. It stands on a chamfered plinth. The inscription is weathered but is likely dedicated to a member of the Pauncefoot family.
Local climate
Pauncefoot Monument, in the Churchyard, About 7 Metres West of North West Corner of Tower, Church of St John the Evangelist receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% 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 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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