Bankes Family Monument C3m East of Thomas Hobson Monument in the Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1984. Monument.
Bankes Family Monument C3m East of Thomas Hobson Monument in the Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-keep-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 December 1984
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Bankes Family Monument C3m East of Thomas Hobson Monument in the Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas, Studland
- OS grid reference
- SZ 036 825
- Coordinates
- 50.64218, -1.94964
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bankes family monument is a stone table tomb located approximately 3 meters east of the Thomas Hobson monument in the churchyard of the Church of Saint Nicholas in Studland. It commemorates various members of the Bankes family, with the earliest recorded date of death being 1855. The monument is designed in a Norman style, featuring a top with a chamfered edge that includes an inscription. The sides are panelled with blank arcading, showcasing round arches and semi-circular piers with scalloped caps. Inscriptions on the sides honor different family members, while a carved coat of arms is displayed on the west face. The monument is surrounded by cast iron railings topped with fleurs-de-lys finials and is included for its connection to the Bankes family.
Local climate
Bankes Family Monument C3m East of Thomas Hobson Monument in the Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% 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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- 1 Thomas Hobson Monument, in the Churchyard, Circa 8 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of Saint Nicholas
- 2 Banks Monument in Churchyard North of North East Angle of Church of St Peter
- 3 Thomas Monument in the Churchyard 2m South of the Porch of the Parish Church of All Saints
- 4 Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 1m South of the Thomas Hobson Monument
- 5 Banks Monument and Railed Enclosure About 25 Metres North of Church of St Bartholomew
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- Manor Farm House and Manor Cottage (Including Front Boundary Wall)
- Francis Thornton Monument, in the Churchyard C20m North-West of the West Wall of the Church of Saint Nicholas
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- 2 and 3, Watery Lane