Smith-Dorrien Monument, Saint Peter's Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Dacorum local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 May 1973. Monument. 2 related planning applications.
Smith-Dorrien Monument, Saint Peter's Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- over-cellar-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dacorum
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted MP: Victoria Collins (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 May 1973
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Smith-Dorrien Monument, Saint Peter's Churchyard, St Peter's Churchyard, High Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 2AX
- OS grid reference
- SP 993 077
- Coordinates
- 51.75979, -0.56131
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smith-Dorrien Monument, located in the churchyard of Saint Peter's Church, was erected in 1912. It is designed in a late Gothic style and features a tall cross set on a stepped base, with intricate carvings above the cross. The monument and the Church of Saint Peter together form a significant group.
Local climate
Smith-Dorrien Monument, Saint Peter's Churchyard sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% 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 72% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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