Memorial to John Mowlem in the Town Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1983. Memorial.
Memorial to John Mowlem in the Town Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-niche-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 March 1983
- Type
- Memorial
- Address
- Memorial to John Mowlem in the Town Cemetery, Swanage
- OS grid reference
- SZ 026 789
- Coordinates
- 50.61043, -1.96376
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorial to John Mowlem is located in the Town Cemetery and is made of granite. It stands on a square base of rock-faced ashlar and features a square spire that is set on four steps. The memorial has inscriptions on all four faces: one side commemorates John Mowlem, who died on March 8, 1868, at the age of 79; another side simply states his name; the third side honors his wife, Susannah, who passed away on November 11, 1849, at the age of 61; and the fourth side notes "John Mowlem's Vault." Additionally, it is inscribed with "H Bisson, Vale, Guernsey." The memorial is listed for its historic interest. The cemetery, which is now closed, contains many 19th-century headstones, mostly made of Portland Stone.
Local climate
Memorial to John Mowlem in the Town Cemetery receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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