Donavon Monument to north of cemetery chapel at Marlpool Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Amber Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 May 1988. Monument.
Donavon Monument to north of cemetery chapel at Marlpool Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- noble-niche-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Amber Valley
- Constituency
- Amber Valley MP: Linsey Farnsworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 May 1988
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Donavon Monument to north of cemetery chapel at Marlpool Cemetery, Lockton Avenue, Heanor and Loscoe
- OS grid reference
- SK 436 458
- Coordinates
- 53.00803, -1.35162
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Donavon Monument, located to the north of the cemetery chapel at Marlpool Cemetery, is a Grade II listed monument dating from around 1864 and restored in 1927. It is made of stone and stands approximately eight feet high with a square base. The monument features a stepped plain base and has a semi-circular headed niche on each side, which are flanked by clasping Ionic columns. These columns rest on a moulded plinth, with their bases slightly projecting. Above the niches is an elaborate entablature adorned with honeysuckle decoration on the frieze, topped with a fluted urn finial. The niche on the south side contains a polished granite plaque inscribed with 'In memory of Lardner Dionysisus Donavon who died August 22 1864. Aged thirty-five years. He went about doing good.' The north side's niche bears an inscription stating, 'This monument was erected by public subscription as a token of gratitude towards and of esteem for Dr Donavon and in recognition of his unwearying attention and kindness towards the suffering poor and of the faithful discharge of all his professional duties.'
Local climate
Donavon Monument to north of cemetery chapel at Marlpool Cemetery receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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