Powell Memorial, About 12 Metres South West of Lychgate in Churchyard of the Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Powell Memorial, About 12 Metres South West of Lychgate in Churchyard of the Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- dusk-parapet-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 553 095
- Coordinates
- 51.78306, -2.64883
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Powell memorial is a chest tomb located about 12 meters southwest of the lychgate in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints. It dates from the late 18th century to the early 19th century, with the earliest readable inscription dating to 1822 on the north side. The tomb is made of sandstone and features a tent top with a moulded capping and a frieze below. It has a high moulded plinth on a stone base, adorned with gadrooned quarter balusters. Inscriptions can be found on all sides of the tomb. The long sides are decorated with moulded rectangular panels that have concave corners, each carrying a single shell motif.
Local climate
Powell Memorial, About 12 Metres South West of Lychgate in Churchyard of the Church of All Saints receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- 1 Powell Memorial About 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- 2 Powell Memorial Approximately 5 1/2 Metres to South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- 3 Powell Memorial About 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Mary
- 4 Powell Family Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, C12m North-East of Chancel
- 5 Group of Three Memorials, Two to Powell, One Knight, Circa 15 to 20 Metres South West of Porch Door, at Church of St Giles
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