Cannock Monument, in Churchyard, About 8 Metres South of South West Corner of Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. A 18th century Monument.
Cannock Monument, in Churchyard, About 8 Metres South of South West Corner of Church of St Peter and St Paul
- WRENN ID
- twisted-garret-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- 18th century
- OS grid reference
- SO 716 138
- Coordinates
- 51.82268, -2.41206
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cannock monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 8 meters south of the south-west corner of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat lid with a simply-moulded edge that has a wide overhang. The corners are adorned with quarter-square balusters that have a leaf spray design on the lower part.
The south face of the tomb has a main section flanked by narrow carved panels. In the center, there is a winged head with drooping drapery, which is caught up by a bow in the top corners, allowing the drapery to fall down the ends of the main panel. The south face is framed in a rococo style, with winged heads in the corners. The east end of the tomb is plain, while the west end features a raised circle in the center, surrounded by poppies. The monument is inscribed "In pious memory of Richard Cannock died 1768," and it also commemorates his wife, who died in 1747.
Local climate
Cannock Monument, in Churchyard, About 8 Metres South of South West Corner of Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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