James Hammett Monument, East of the North West Corner of the Church Yard of the Church of Saint John is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1987. Monument.
James Hammett Monument, East of the North West Corner of the Church Yard of the Church of Saint John
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- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- James Hammett Monument, East of the North West Corner of the Church Yard of the Church of Saint John, Dorchester Road, Burleston and Tolpuddle
- OS grid reference
- SY 790 945
- Coordinates
- 50.74984, -2.29855
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The James Hammett monument is a churchyard memorial located east of the northwest corner of the churchyard of the Church of Saint John in Tolpuddle. It was erected in 1934 by Eric Gill. The monument features a headstone with a shaped top and a moulded surround. It bears an inscription dedicated to James Hammett, who died in 1891 and was the only one of the Tolpuddle Martyrs to return to the village. Above the inscription is the date 1834, which is surrounded by a chain. The monument is significant for its importance in the history of the Trade Union movement.
Local climate
James Hammett Monument, East of the North West Corner of the Church Yard of the Church of Saint John receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% 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 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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