The tomb of Fleetwood Dormer died 1726, in churchyard of Church of St Dunstan is a Grade II listed building in the Sutton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 2000. Churchyard monument.
The tomb of Fleetwood Dormer died 1726, in churchyard of Church of St Dunstan
- WRENN ID
- woven-pilaster-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sutton
- Constituency
- Sutton and Cheam MP: Luke Taylor (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 2000
- Type
- Churchyard monument
- Address
- The tomb of Fleetwood Dormer died 1726, in churchyard of Church of St Dunstan, Church Road
- OS grid reference
- TQ 243 638
- Coordinates
- 51.36048, -0.21588
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Fleetwood Dormer, who died in 1726, is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Dunstan in Cheam. This chest tomb is made of Portland stone and features a Pennant stone ledger slab. The base is decorated with quatrefoil panels positioned between pilasters that have lancet openings. The slab includes an armorial cartouche and an inscription. It also commemorates John and Euseby Dormer, who were sons of John Dormer of Lee Grange, Buckinghamshire. This monument is noted for being an extremely early example of Gothic style used in a churchyard setting.
Local climate
The tomb of Fleetwood Dormer died 1726, in churchyard of Church of St Dunstan sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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