Monument to Matthew Williams and Family in the Churchyard About 1 Metre South East of the South Window in the Chancel of the Church of St Mary 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 Matthew Williams and Family in the Churchyard About 1 Metre South East of the South Window in the Chancel of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- patient-hammer-dawn
- 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
- OS grid reference
- SO 633 025
- Coordinates
- 51.72022, -2.53211
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Matthew Williams and his family is located in the churchyard, about 1 metre southeast of the south window in the chancel of the Church of St Mary. This early 19th-century chest tomb is made of sandstone and features a flat top with a square edge. At the time of the survey in September 1983, the monument was largely overgrown with ivy. It is set on a large platform that was formerly surrounded by railings. The ledged slab bears an inscription commemorating Matthew Williams of Morton, Surrey, who died in 1846, as well as his wife Mary, who died in 1837, and their daughter Mary Ann, who died in 1832 at the age of 4 years and 6 months.
Local climate
Monument to Matthew Williams and Family in the Churchyard About 1 Metre South East of the South Window in the Chancel of the Church of St Mary 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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