Two Monuments in the Churchyard 3-4 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1986. Monument.
Two Monuments in the Churchyard 3-4 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- weathered-lime-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Two Monuments in the Churchyard 3-4 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Mary, Melbury Bubb
- OS grid reference
- ST 595 065
- Coordinates
- 50.85695, -2.57537
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two monuments are located in the churchyard, 3-4 metres south of the tower of the Church of St Mary. These are two table-tombs from the early 17th century made of stone.
The first tomb features plain stone sides and ends, a hollow-chamfered cornice, and a flat top block. It has an incised block-letter inscription that reads, "Here lieth the body of Alexander Buckler: Ano: Dni: 1598. Bilt by iii this his Daught: 1622."
The second tomb also has plain stone sides, a hollow-chamfered cornice, and a flat top block. It bears an inscription for Thomas Buckler, who died on 14th April 1634.
Local climate
Two Monuments in the Churchyard 3-4 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Mary receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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