Monument to Walter Ralph Bankes, in Churchyard of Church of St Stephen is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1982. Monument.
Monument to Walter Ralph Bankes, in Churchyard of Church of St Stephen
- WRENN ID
- guardian-pinnacle-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 November 1982
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Monument to Walter Ralph Bankes, in Churchyard of Church of St Stephen, Abbott Street, Pamphill
- OS grid reference
- ST 988 009
- Coordinates
- 50.80802, -2.01799
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Walter Ralph Bankes is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Stephen in Pamphill. It was erected in 1904 and features a foliated cross with intricate carving below, set on an octagonal shaft that stands on a moulded base. The monument is supported by a square plinth adorned with traceried panels, which is elevated on three octagonal steps.
Local climate
Monument to Walter Ralph Bankes, in Churchyard of Church of St Stephen receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% 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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