Monument to Lrb and Cwb in the Churchyard in the Corner Between South Transept and Sanctuary to Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. Monument.

Monument to Lrb and Cwb in the Churchyard in the Corner Between South Transept and Sanctuary to Church of St John

WRENN ID
late-spire-dale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Forest of Dean
Constituency
Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 March 1988
Type
Monument
Address
Monument to Lrb and Cwb in the Churchyard in the Corner Between South Transept and Sanctuary to Church of St John, Beachley Road, Tidenham
OS grid reference
ST 550 912
Coordinates
51.61848, -2.65052
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The monument to LRB and CWB is located in the churchyard of the Church of St John, positioned in the corner between the south transept and the sanctuary. This structure, which is Grade II listed, takes the form of a large natural rock that features the inscription 'CWB ob 1863' above 'LRB ob 1862'. The rock is enclosed by spear-head cast iron railings, which rest on a sandstone base that returns to the walls of the sanctuary and south transept.

Local climate

Monument to Lrb and Cwb in the Churchyard in the Corner Between South Transept and Sanctuary to Church of St John receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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