Wilkins Monument, in Churchyard About 2 Metres North West of North Porch, 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. Monument.
Wilkins Monument, in Churchyard About 2 Metres North West of North Porch, Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- dusk-pillar-snow
- 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
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 717 139
- Coordinates
- 51.82301, -2.41192
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wilkins Monument is a tall chest tomb located in the churchyard about 2 meters northwest of the north porch of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a moulded edge and sides that slightly project, mirroring the shape of the lid and plinth. Each side has tall flanking panels, with a narrow margin in the center leading to the raised main part, which has a simply-moulded edge. The flanking sections consist of tall fielded panels, while the ends have raised panels similar to the main part of the sides. The entire structure rests on a moulded base, which is set on a very wide flat stone base, and there is no evidence of railings. The word 'ENTRANCE' is carved on the east face of the flat base. The monument commemorates James Wilkins, his wife, and their sons, with a later inscription noting that the wife died in 1787.
Local climate
Wilkins Monument, in Churchyard About 2 Metres North West of North Porch, 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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