De Clarke Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 2010. Monument.
De Clarke Monument
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-sandstone-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 2010
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- De Clarke Monument, Upper Bristol Road
- OS grid reference
- ST 732 652
- Coordinates
- 51.38537, -2.38582
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The de Clarke Monument, located in Locksbrook Cemetery on Upper Bristol Road, is a Grade II listed structure created by the sculptor Edward Onslow Ford, who signed it on the north-west corner in 1900. This monument features a bronze sarcophagus with an angel on top, set over a base of Pennant Stone. The sides of the sarcophagus are adorned with Jacobean strapwork ornamentation and include armorial and inscription cartouches. The angel, positioned above the sarcophagus, gazes upwards while holding a scroll.
This monument was erected in memory of Mary, who died in 1895, the wife of Lieutenant-General The Hon. Sir Andrew Clarke RE, who passed away in 1902. Edward Onslow Ford, active from 1852 to 1901, was a prominent figure in the 'New Sculpture' movement. The de Clarke Monument stands out as an unusual and high-quality outdoor bronze memorial, reflecting the leading design trends of late Victorian and Edwardian tombs, with a blend of Neoclassicism and Jacobean Revival styles. It is regarded as the finest tomb in the cemetery. Clarke served as Colonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers.
Local climate
De Clarke Monument receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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