Astman Monument in the Churchyard, About 5 Metres South East of South Chancel Porch, 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.
Astman Monument in the Churchyard, About 5 Metres South East of South Chancel Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- rusted-latch-mallow
- 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
- 51.9313, -2.40336
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Astman monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 5 meters southeast of the south chancel porch of the Church of St. Mary. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a recessed line around the edge, scalloped corners adorned with leaf moulding, and a moulded edge to the lid. The sides and ends of the tomb are weathered, but similar decorative lines and corner treatments can be seen on the west and north faces. The monument likely commemorates an individual named Astman, who died in 1755, with inscriptions found on the lid and the north face.
Local climate
Astman Monument in the Churchyard, About 5 Metres South East of South Chancel Porch, 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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