Taylor Monument in the Churchyard, About 11 Metres South of the Tower, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Monument.
Taylor Monument in the Churchyard, About 11 Metres South of the Tower, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- ghost-corbel-swallow
- 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 723 259
- Coordinates
- 51.93113, -2.40361
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Taylor Monument is a chest tomb located about 11 meters south of the tower of the Church of St. Mary, dating from 1721 and dedicated to Edward Taylor. It is constructed from stone with a brick plinth. The tomb features a flat lid that has a margin and scrolls in the corners, with a plain chamfer on the underside. The sides are plain and framed by thick, plain ends. The monument rests on a low brick plinth, which is raised at one end above the path. The inscription is located on the lid, with the lettering being well cut and preserved, including a long 's' in the first part. There are later inscriptions added in 1764. The first inscription commemorates the carpenter who designed and executed the wide span roof of the church nave.
Local climate
Taylor Monument in the Churchyard, About 11 Metres South of the Tower, Church of St Mary receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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