Pickering Monument, in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South West of South West Corner of Porch, Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Tomb.
Pickering Monument, in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South West of South West Corner of Porch, Church of St Andrew
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- 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
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 768 181
- Coordinates
- 51.86181, -2.33764
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pickering monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 5 meters southwest of the southwest corner of the porch of the Church of St. Andrew. It commemorates Robert Pickering, who died in 1837. The tomb is made of stone and features a lid that is swept up to a low ridge with a moulded edge. The sides and ends are trapezium-shaped and taper downwards, adorned with fielded panels. It also has a moulded base.
Local climate
Pickering Monument, in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South West of South West Corner of Porch, Church of St Andrew receives an average of 770 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 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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