Grave of Te Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) in New Cemetery is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1984. Graveyard monument.
Grave of Te Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) in New Cemetery
- WRENN ID
- winter-bailey-tarn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 October 1984
- Type
- Graveyard monument
- Address
- Grave of Te Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) in New Cemetery, Moreton
- OS grid reference
- SY 803 892
- Coordinates
- 50.70236, -2.27914
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The grave of T. E. Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia, is located in the new cemetery in Moreton. This graveyard monument was created in 1935 by the sculptor Eric Kennington. It features a headstone with an inscription and a footstone designed in the shape of an open book, all set within a simple stone curb.
Local climate
Grave of Te Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) in New Cemetery receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% 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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