Monument to Francis Douce 5 Metres West of St Andrew's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1984. Monument.
Monument to Francis Douce 5 Metres West of St Andrew's Church
- WRENN ID
- salt-rubble-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1984
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 303 363
- Coordinates
- 51.12604, -1.56737
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This monument, located 5 meters west of St Andrew's Church in Nether Wallop, was erected in 1760 to honor Francis Douce Esq., a Doctor in Physick. Made of Portland stone, it features a square pyramid that measures 3 meters on each side and stands 3 meters tall, resting on a square plinth that originally had railings. The inscription on the west side begins with "Here lye the remains of Francis Douce" and goes on to describe his ancestors and notable deeds.
Local climate
Monument to Francis Douce 5 Metres West of St Andrew's Church receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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