Galpen Monument One Metre North of Nave of Church of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1985. A C18 Monument.
Galpen Monument One Metre North of Nave of Church of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1985
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Galpen Monument One Metre North of Nave of Church of Church of St Peter, School Lane, Toller Porcorum
- OS grid reference
- SY 562 979
- Coordinates
- 50.7799, -2.62232
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Galpen Monument is a table-tomb located one metre north of the nave of the Church of St Peter in Toller Porcorum. It dates from the mid-18th century and is made of stone. The tomb features fielded-panel pilasters and a moulded top block. There is an inscription on the fielded panel, although it is half obliterated. The inscription reads, "Here lieth the body of __ Galpen, the Son of _____ Galpen, who died July ye..... ...... and John Galpen Dec. the 2nd. 1754."
Local climate
Galpen Monument One Metre North of Nave of Church of Church of St Peter receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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