Bennett Monument About 50 Yards South-East of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 1985. Tomb.
Bennett Monument About 50 Yards South-East of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- muffled-thatch-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 July 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 512 470
- Coordinates
- 52.11935, -2.71375
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bennett Monument, located about 50 yards south-east of the Church of St Mary, is a pedestal tomb dedicated to Fanny Bennett, who died in 1842. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features a moulded base and capping. The monument is topped with a pyramidical finial that is decorated with a ball-flower frieze. Recessed inscription panels are situated between corner colonettes that support acanthus capitals. Additionally, the fluted frieze beneath the cornice also displays ball-flower decoration. This monument is an interesting early Victorian example of an archaeological design that combines established themes with a renewed local Gothic tradition, particularly through the use of ball-flowers. It is surrounded by a dwarf wall.
Local climate
Bennett Monument About 50 Yards South-East of Church of St Mary receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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