Hemmings Monument, in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South of South Transept, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1987. Tomb.
Hemmings Monument, in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South of South Transept, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- dark-hall-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 700 312
- Coordinates
- 51.97852, -2.4376
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Hemmings Monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard about 13 metres south of the south transept of the Church of St. Mary. It commemorates John Hemmings, who died in 1793. The monument is made of stone and features a circular base for an urn, two square steps, a weathered top with a moulded edge, and a fluted frieze. The sides have slightly raised rectangular panels with inset segmental tops. During an inspection in 1985, it appeared to be slightly sunk into the ground.
Local climate
Hemmings Monument, in the Churchyard About 13 Metres South of South Transept, Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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