Balston and Stevens Monuments 1-2 Metres South 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. Table tomb.
Balston and Stevens Monuments 1-2 Metres South of Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1986
- Type
- Table tomb
- Address
- Balston and Stevens Monuments 1-2 Metres South of Church of St Martin, Main Road, Winterborne St. Martin
- OS grid reference
- SY 647 889
- Coordinates
- 50.69954, -2.50023
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Balston and Stevens Monuments are two table tombs located 1 to 2 metres south of the Church of St Martin in Winterborne St Martin. The first tomb dates from the late 17th century and is made of stone, featuring bulbous end blocks, plain stone sides, and a flat top block with a moulded cornice. It bears the inscription: "Anne, the wife of Morgan Balston died 20 June 1695." The second tomb, from the early 18th century, also has bulbous end blocks, a moulded cornice, and a hipped top block. This tomb is adorned with rosettes and memento mori on the end blocks, and it has the inscription: "Here lyeth the body of Henry Stevens who departed this life the 15th day of March 1708 in the 88th year of his age. This tomb was built by his widow Mary Stevens 1710."
Local climate
Balston and Stevens Monuments 1-2 Metres South of Church of St Martin receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% 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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- 1 Stevens Monument in Churchyard About 12 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Matthew
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- 4 Hobson, Oke, Samways and Unidentified Monuments 5.9 Metres SW of South Tower of Church of St Martin
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