Thorp Hopkins Monument Approximately 3 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul is a Grade II listed building in the Portsmouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1999. A 1790 Monument.
Thorp Hopkins Monument Approximately 3 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Portsmouth
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North MP: Amanda Martin (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1999
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 650 055
- Coordinates
- 50.84582, -1.07752
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thorp-Hopkins monument is a chest tomb located approximately 3 meters north of the chancel of the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Portsmouth. It dates from around 1790 and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features a podium with a cyma moulded cap and a cavetto moulded base, which is set on a plinth. On the long side facing south, the die of the tomb has two side-by-side recessed beaded frames containing inscriptions. The left inscription reads: "Beneath this tomb are deposited the remains of Elizabeth the wife of Henry Thorp. Daughter of Willm and the above named Anne Hopkins (?) who departed this life Decm the 30th 1790 aged 37 years." The right inscription states: "Beneath this tomb are deposited the remains of Will Hopkins who departed this life May the 11th 179- in the 69th year of his age."
Local climate
Thorp Hopkins Monument Approximately 3 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Peter and St Paul receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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