Bowdige, Hopkins and Sherren Monuments 34-37 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1985. Monument.
Bowdige, Hopkins and Sherren Monuments 34-37 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- idle-pier-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1985
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Bowdige, Hopkins and Sherren Monuments 34-37 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Nicholas, Sydling St. Nicholas
- OS grid reference
- SY 630 992
- Coordinates
- 50.79152, -2.52618
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bowdige, Hopkins, and Sherren monuments are three table-tombs located 34-37 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St Nicholas in Sydling St Nicholas. These early 19th-century stone monuments feature distinct architectural styles.
The first tomb has deep ribbed pilasters and plain sides, topped with a square block, and is dedicated to William Bowdidge, who died in 1804. The second tomb has plain pilasters and sides with vertical divisions, commemorating John Hopkins Senior, who died on July 20, 1811, at the age of 81, and his wife Mary, who passed away on October 22, 1773, at the age of 52. The third tomb features fluted pilasters, two roundels on each side, and a hipped top block, honoring John Sherren and Jean, daughter of Elizabeth Dunning, who died in 1808.
Local climate
Bowdige, Hopkins and Sherren Monuments 34-37 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St Nicholas 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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