Monument Approximately 250 Metres South West of Sandstone Lodge is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1985. Monument.

Monument Approximately 250 Metres South West of Sandstone Lodge

WRENN ID
knotted-passage-thrush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 March 1985
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
TL 145 416
Coordinates
52.06145, -0.33012
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This monument, located approximately 250 metres southwest of Sandstone Lodge, was erected in 1815 by Samuel Whitbread II in memory of his gamekeeper, Charles Dines. Made of limestone, the monument features a fairly plain rectangular plinth that stands about 1 metre high. The west elevation bears an inscription that reads:

"Charles Dines
Gamekeeper to the late
Samuel Whitbread Esq
was basely attacked
on this spot by poachers
9th December 1815.
After receiving a mortal wound
he fired upon and wounded
several of his assailants
but lived not
to see them brought to justice.

This stone
is placed in remembrance
of a brave
and faithful servant
by W H Whitebread."

The monument is included for its socio-historical interest.

Local climate

Monument Approximately 250 Metres South West of Sandstone Lodge sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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