Stephen Monument 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1985. Monument.
Stephen Monument 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-step-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SY 665 973
- Coordinates
- 50.77488, -2.47513
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Stephen Monument, located 3 metres south of the chancel of the Church of Holy Trinity in Godmanstone, is an early 18th-century table-tomb made of stone. It features pilasters adorned with carved foliage ornamentation and a top block that has a large moulded cornice. The monument commemorates M. Stephen Esq., who died on March 16, 1725.
Local climate
Stephen Monument 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of Holy Trinity 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 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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- 3 Truscott Monument in the Churchyard About 16 Metres South West of Tower of Tower of Church of St Stephen
- 4 Monument to Thomas Stephens in the Churchyard Circa 7 Metres South of the Tower of the Church of St Mary
- 5 Geach Monument in the Churchyard About 4 Metres North East of North Aisle of Church of St Stephen
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