Very Monument, in Churchyard About 20 Metres South South East of North Gate to Bell Lane, Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Chest tomb.
Very Monument, in Churchyard About 20 Metres South South East of North Gate to Bell Lane, Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- stark-cellar-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 717 139
- Coordinates
- 51.82344, -2.41195
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located in the churchyard about 20 meters south-south-east of the north gate to Bell Lane at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, commemorates Samuel Very, who died in 1722. It is made of stone and features a plain lid with a simply-moulded edge. The south face has a central square with an upright rectangle on each side; the square contains a slightly sunk circle with an inscription surrounded by carved scrolls and wavy lines. The end panels display swags with a head above and an open book below. The north side is plain, while the ends are lyre-shaped with a raised margin. The tomb is partly sunk into the ground.
Local climate
Very Monument, in Churchyard About 20 Metres South South East of North Gate to Bell Lane, Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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