Monument to William Smart in the Churchyard About 12 Metres South East of the South East Corner of the Aisle of the Church of St Andrew is a Grade II* listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1988. A Early Modern Monument.
Monument to William Smart in the Churchyard About 12 Metres South East of the South East Corner of the Aisle of the Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- scarred-niche-dew
- 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
- Period
- Early Modern
- OS grid reference
- ST 586 993
- Coordinates
- 51.69126, -2.59905
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to William Smart is a chest tomb located in the churchyard approximately 12 metres southeast of the southeast corner of the aisle of the Church of St Andrew. It dates from 1666 and is made of sandstone. The tomb features a thick flat top with a moulded edge and sunk enriched panels. The base was noted to be sunk at the time of the survey in September 1983. On the east end, there is heavy and crude raised lettering that reads 'AS 1666', while the west end displays 'WS 1680'. The tomb also features good capital lettering that includes 'William Smart 1680'. This monument is one of two significant early monuments, situated about 2 metres south of the monument to William Smart's daughter.
Local climate
Monument to William Smart in the Churchyard About 12 Metres South East of the South East Corner of the Aisle of the Church of St Andrew receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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