Dobbs Memorial 3 1/2 Metres North of North Transept Chapel, 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. Tomb.
Dobbs Memorial 3 1/2 Metres North of North Transept Chapel, Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- broken-hearth-primrose
- 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
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 690 115
- Coordinates
- 51.80146, -2.45017
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dobbs Memorial is a pedestal tomb located 3.5 meters north of the north transept chapel of the Church of St Peter, dated 1801. It is made of limestone and features an imposing square design with high relief carved panels set within floriated frames. The south face of the tomb includes a pyramid, while the north side displays a draped urn. The tomb also has a frieze and a fluted, weathered top.
Local climate
Dobbs Memorial 3 1/2 Metres North of North Transept Chapel, 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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