William Pointer Monument in the Churchyard, 4 Metres East of Old Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 March 1986. A C19 Monument.
William Pointer Monument in the Churchyard, 4 Metres East of Old Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- cold-trefoil-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 March 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SY 958 795
- Coordinates
- 50.61601, -2.06006
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The William Pointer monument is located in the churchyard, 4 meters east of the Old Church of St James. This churchyard monument dates from 1831 and consists of a short square stone pier with panelled sides. It stands on a moulded and chamfered base and features a shaped cap with a rounded top, dedicated to William Pointer.
Local climate
William Pointer Monument in the Churchyard, 4 Metres East of Old Church of St James 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 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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