Biggs Memorial, in the Churchyard About 11 1/2 Metres South of Chancel of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Biggs Memorial, in the Churchyard About 11 1/2 Metres South of Chancel of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- inner-terrace-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 581 158
- Coordinates
- 51.83929, -2.60877
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Biggs Memorial is a chest tomb located in the churchyard approximately 11.5 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in English Bicknor. It commemorates Richard Biggs, who died in 1821. The tomb is made of sandstone and features a tent top with a grooved edge, gadrooned quarter balusters, and a tall moulded plinth. The inscription is found on the south side, presented in a simple rectangular panel with concave corners.
Local climate
Biggs Memorial, in the Churchyard About 11 1/2 Metres South of Chancel of St Mary the Virgin 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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