Hobson, Oke, Samways and Unidentified Monuments 5.9 Metres SW of South Tower of Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1986. Monument.
Hobson, Oke, Samways and Unidentified Monuments 5.9 Metres SW of South Tower of Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
- far-parapet-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Hobson, Oke, Samways and Unidentified Monuments 5.9 Metres SW of South Tower of Church of St Martin, DT2 8EB
- OS grid reference
- SY 728 866
- Coordinates
- 50.67872, -2.38596
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hobson, Oke, Samways, and Unidentified Monuments are four table-tombs located 5.9 metres southwest of the south tower of the Church of St Martin. These tombs date from the 18th and 19th centuries and are made of stone.
The first tomb features plain stone sides with square pilasters and recessed lozenges, topped with a flat block. It commemorates Elizabeth Whitehead Honson from the late 18th century. The second tomb has plain sides and fluted corner pilasters, with a flat top block that has a weeded edge. It is dedicated to Robert Oke, a merchant from Poole who died in 1810, and his wife, Mary, who died in 1824.
The third tomb has a large plinth, bulbous end blocks, and one rectangular panel on each side, though part of the inscription is illegible; it marks a death in 1700. The fourth tomb features plain stone sides, fluted pilasters, and a flat top block with a moulded edge, in memory of George Samways, a gentleman who died in 1804, along with other inscriptions related to the Samways family.
Local climate
Hobson, Oke, Samways and Unidentified Monuments 5.9 Metres SW of South Tower of Church of St Martin receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% 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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