Clark Monument 2 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1985. Monument.
Clark Monument 2 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- tilted-tower-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SY 562 979
- Coordinates
- 50.77975, -2.62229
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Clark Monument is a table-tomb located 2 metres south-east of the chancel of the Church of St Peter in Toller Porcorum. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of stone. The monument features fluted-panel pilasters and a moulded top block. The inscription reads, "Here Resteth the remains of Mary, the wife of John Clark, who departed this life the 29th of October 1778, aged 62 years," followed by a verse inscription.
Local climate
Clark Monument 2 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Peter receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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