Merrick Monument, in Churchyard, About 13 Metres South West of South West Corner of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Monument.
Merrick Monument, in Churchyard, About 13 Metres South West of South West Corner of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- frozen-turret-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 761 197
- Coordinates
- 51.87572, -2.34779
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Merrick Monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard about 13 metres south-west of the south-west corner of the Church of St. Michael. It dates from the 1830s and is made of stone. The tomb features a flat pyramid top with a step and a moulded edge. Three sides are plain stone, with a rectangular panel for lettering created by a double reed cut in the surface, topped with an inset segmental head. The west face is made of slate and has a single reed forming a rectangle. The corners of the monument have plain columns that lack bases or capitals, all resting on a moulded plinth. The inscriptions on the monument commemorate J. Merrick, who died in 1772, John Merrick, who died in 1829, and Robert Merrick, who died in 1837, with the last inscription located on the slate face. Some of the lettering is in italics.
Local climate
Merrick Monument, in Churchyard, About 13 Metres South West of South West Corner of Church of St Michael receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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