Hawkins Monument, in the Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of West End of Nave, 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.
Hawkins Monument, in the Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of West End of Nave, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- fading-bracket-lichen
- 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
- 51.97856, -2.43788
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hawkins Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 14 meters south of the west end of the nave of the Church of St. Mary. It commemorates Joseph Hawkins, who died in 1792. The tomb is made of stone and features a flat top with a moulded edge. The sides are plain, framed by a sunk line that outlines a rectangular panel. The ends of the tomb have elongated bulbous rectangular balusters topped with fluted capitals, and it stands on a moulded base. There are later inscriptions added to the monument.
Local climate
Hawkins Monument, in the Churchyard, About 14 Metres South of West End of Nave, 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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