Bennett Monument About 2 Yards North West of North West Corner of North Porch of Church of St Dubricius is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1987. A C19 Monument.
Bennett Monument About 2 Yards North West of North West Corner of North Porch of Church of St Dubricius
- WRENN ID
- rusted-postern-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 542 263
- Coordinates
- 51.93422, -2.66614
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bennett monument, located about 2 yards north-west of the north-west corner of the north porch of the Church of St Dubricius, is a chest tomb dedicated to John Bennett, who died in 1833. It is made of finely cut sandstone and features a moulded base, hipped moulded capping, balustered end panels, and side panels with quadrant corners and a fan design at each corner.
Local climate
Bennett Monument About 2 Yards North West of North West Corner of North Porch of Church of St Dubricius receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% 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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