Gray and Rogerson Monuments 8 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1987. Monument.
Gray and Rogerson Monuments 8 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- brooding-step-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SY 679 926
- Coordinates
- 50.73287, -2.4557
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gray and Rogerson Monuments are two table tombs located 8 metres southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Mary in Charminster. They date from the later 17th century and are made of stone, featuring plain stone sides, a wave-moulded cornice, and a flat top block. One tomb bears a capital letter inscription commemorating Robert Gray, who died on 14 May 1656. The other tomb is dedicated to Lewes Rogerson, who died in 1660, and also features a capital letter inscription.
Local climate
Gray and Rogerson Monuments 8 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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