Matthews Monument, in the Churchyard by North West Corner of Vestry Block, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Monument. 1 related planning application.
Matthews Monument, in the Churchyard by North West Corner of Vestry Block, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- wild-forge-jackdaw
- 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
- Monument
- Address
- Matthews Monument, in the Churchyard by North West Corner of Vestry Block, Church of St Mary, Church Street, Newent, GL18 1PP
- OS grid reference
- SO 723 259
- Coordinates
- 51.93151, -2.40385
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Matthews Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard at the north-west corner of the vestry block of the Church of St. Mary. It commemorates Matthews, who died in 1832. The tomb is made of stone and features a flat lid that is badly eroded, with a moulded edge. The corners have quarter-rectangular fluted and gadrooned balusters. The ends of the tomb have slightly sunk rectangular panels, while the sides also have a moulded edge and slightly sunk rectangular panels with scalloped corners and corner paterae. The plinth has a moulded top, and the lettering on the monument is well-preserved.
Local climate
Matthews Monument, in the Churchyard by North West Corner of Vestry Block, Church of St Mary 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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