Tomb to Elizabeth Mary, Marchioness of Westminster of Westminster Approx 30m West of Motcombe Church is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1985. Tomb.
Tomb to Elizabeth Mary, Marchioness of Westminster of Westminster Approx 30m West of Motcombe Church
- WRENN ID
- bitter-pavement-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 January 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 848 252
- Coordinates
- 51.02654, -2.21685
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb to Elizabeth Mary, Marchioness of Westminster, was built in 1891 and is located approximately 30 meters west of Motcombe Church. It features a pedestal with panelled sides adorned with carved swags and a coat of arms. Above the pedestal is an enriched cornice. An urn finial, which is said to have been removed for safety, once topped the structure. The cast-iron railings surrounding the tomb are made of elaborate scrollwork of high quality.
Local climate
Tomb to Elizabeth Mary, Marchioness of Westminster of Westminster Approx 30m West of Motcombe Church 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 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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