Skipp and Unidentified Monument, in the Churchyard, About 5 Metres South West of Porch, 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. Monument.
Skipp and Unidentified Monument, in the Churchyard, About 5 Metres South West of Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- kindled-keep-coral
- 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
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 700 312
- Coordinates
- 51.97862, -2.43778
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Skipp and unidentified monument is located in the churchyard about 5 meters southwest of the porch of the Church of St. Mary in Dymock. This structure consists of two pedestal tombs dating from the late 18th century to the early 19th century, made of stone.
The Skipp monument, from the 1780s, features a pyramid top with a step and a weathered lid that has a moulded edge. The sides have a raised rectangle and the plinth has a moulded top with a slight projection below. The inscriptions on the monument are notable for their good lettering, including a long 's' in the early inscriptions and Gothic lettering from 1785. It commemorates several children, including two named Robert Skipp, who died in 1781 and 1783, along with later inscriptions.
The adjoining unidentified monument, dating from the early 19th century, has a small flat centre that may have been a base for a missing urn. It features sloping sides, a step, and a flat top with a moulded edge. The vertical leaf frieze includes quarter-square corner balusters adorned with leaf decoration on the capitals, while the sides are plain with a moulded base.
Local climate
Skipp and Unidentified Monument, in the Churchyard, About 5 Metres South West of Porch, 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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