Monument to John Morse in the Churchyard Circa 10 Metres South of the Choir Vestry 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 John Morse in the Churchyard Circa 10 Metres South of the Choir Vestry of the Church of St Mary
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- 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
- 51.72009, -2.53224
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to John Morse is located in the churchyard, approximately 10 metres south of the choir vestry of the Church of St Mary. This late 18th-century chest tomb is made of sandstone and features an upright structure with a tent-like pyramid top that has a moulded edge. The tomb has bolstered ends and fielded panels on the north and south sides, along with a moulded base set on a large flat platform. An inscription commemorating John Morse dates to 1796. At the time of the survey in September 1983, the tomb was covered in ivy.
Local climate
Monument to John Morse in the Churchyard Circa 10 Metres South of the Choir Vestry 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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