Warne Monument, in the Churchyard About 4 Metres West of South West Corner of Nave, 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.

Warne Monument, in the Churchyard About 4 Metres West of South West Corner of Nave, Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
last-bastion-tallow
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
OS grid reference
SO 723 259
Coordinates
51.93131, -2.4039
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Warne Monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard about 4 meters west of the south-west corner of the nave at the Church of St. Mary. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of stone. The tomb features a low pyramid top with a step to the lid that has a moulded edge. It has a fluted frieze, with the fluting stopped by corner cubes that contain paterae made from a different stone. The corner pieces are designed with large, fluted chamfers that are swept out at the top and bottom to form a square shape. The sides of the monument have wide, sunk panels framed by a line. The plinth has a chamfered top and a square base, raised above the path on additional stone facing. The monument includes some italic script and commemorates Thomas Warne, who died in 1836, and Elizabeth Tomkins, who died in the 1820s.

Local climate

Warne Monument, in the Churchyard About 4 Metres West of South West Corner of Nave, 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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