Yearsley Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres South of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Pedestal tomb.
Yearsley Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres South of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- blind-mortar-rush
- 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
- Pedestal tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 621 176
- Coordinates
- 51.85634, -2.5513
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Yearsley monument is a pedestal tomb located in the churchyard, about 9 metres south of the southeast corner of the south aisle of the Church of St. John the Baptist. It was erected in 1817 and is made of stone. The tomb features a moulded edge on the lid and a slight step leading to a flat cyma moulded centre. Below this, there is a leaf frieze with slightly raised oval panels on the sides and oval paterae in the corners. The corners are adorned with elongated quarter-square balusters, and the plinth has a moulded top. The inscription includes some italic lettering and commemorates Stephen Yearsley, who died in 1817, as well as one son who died in 1805 and various other inscriptions from the late 19th century.
Local climate
Yearsley Monument in Churchyard, About 9 Metres South of South East Corner of South Aisle, Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% 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 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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