Two Monuments, Flanders and Cave, in the Churchyard 8-11 Metres South-East of Chancel of Church of St Osmond is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1986. Monuments.
Two Monuments, Flanders and Cave, in the Churchyard 8-11 Metres South-East of Chancel of Church of St Osmond
- WRENN ID
- night-postern-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 June 1986
- Type
- Monuments
- Address
- Two Monuments, Flanders and Cave, in the Churchyard 8-11 Metres South-East of Chancel of Church of St Osmond, Melbury Osmond
- OS grid reference
- ST 574 078
- Coordinates
- 50.86835, -2.60653
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two monuments, Flanders and Cave, are located in the churchyard 8-11 metres southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Osmond in Melbury Osmond. These late 18th-century monuments are made of stone and feature square pedestals. The first monument, dedicated to Mary Flanders who died on October 29th, 1791, has one recessed panel on each side and a hipped top block. The second monument, honoring Susannah Cave who died on October 9th, 1796, aged 20 years, is made of Portland stone and includes recessed rib panels on each side, a moulded cornice, and a flat top block.
Local climate
Two Monuments, Flanders and Cave, in the Churchyard 8-11 Metres South-East of Chancel of Church of St Osmond receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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