Turner Monument About 15 Metres South of Chuch of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1986. Tomb.
Turner Monument About 15 Metres South of Chuch of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- scarred-loft-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TL 334 370
- Coordinates
- 52.0161, -0.05656
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Turner Monument, located about 15 meters south of the Church of St. Mary in Therfield, is a tomb erected by Sir B. Turner, who died in 1784, in memory of his wife, Mrs. S. Turner, who died in 1782. The monument is made of ashlar blocks and features a square base that steps up to a moulded plinth. The sides are fielded slate panelled, with an inscription dedicated to Mrs. Turner and their children on the east side, an inscription for Sir B. Turner on the north side, and a dedicatory inscription on the south side. The monument is capped with moulding and has a pyramidal head, standing at approximately 2 meters in height.
Local climate
Turner Monument About 15 Metres South of Chuch of St Mary sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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