Dr Charles Sloper Monument and Railings in the Churchyard, Immediately East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1985. Tomb, monument.
Dr Charles Sloper Monument and Railings in the Churchyard, Immediately East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- drifting-zinc-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1985
- Type
- Tomb, monument
- Address
- Dr Charles Sloper Monument and Railings in the Churchyard, Immediately East of Chancel of Church of St Mary, Bournemouth Road, Charlton Marshall
- OS grid reference
- ST 900 040
- Coordinates
- 50.83608, -2.1427
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Dr. Charles Sloper monument and railings are located in the churchyard immediately east of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. This table-tomb, dating from 1727, is made of stone and is surrounded by wrought iron railings. The tomb features panelled sides and heavy round moulded edges. The railings are designed with fluted columnar corner posts, scroll-work, and urn finials. Dr. Sloper was responsible for financing the 18th-century rebuilding of the church.
Local climate
Dr Charles Sloper Monument and Railings in the Churchyard, Immediately East of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% 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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