Rooke Monument Approximately 3 Metres North of the Vestry Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1997. Chest tomb.
Rooke Monument Approximately 3 Metres North of the Vestry Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- plain-rafter-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 December 1997
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SY 705 829
- Coordinates
- 50.64576, -2.41733
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rooke Monument is a chest tomb located approximately 3 meters north of the vestry of the Church of St Andrew in Weymouth. The earliest recorded date for the monument is 1701, dedicated to Thomas Rooke (or Hooke). It is made of Portland stone and features a heavy ledger with a moulded edge on a chest that has a two-panelled south side, a plain north side, and deep bolstered ends, all resting on a moulded base that is partly sunk into the ground. The two panels are set under scalloped arches supported by Doric pilasters with very wide caps, showcasing good lettering in capitals for the inscriptions. The west end displays a crude skull flanked by crossed bones, while the east end features a worn carved angel, both in high relief. This monument is a well-preserved and characteristic example of design from the late 17th century and early 18th century.
Local climate
Rooke Monument Approximately 3 Metres North of the Vestry Church of St Andrew receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% 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 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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