Fooks, Mackenzie and Walis Monuments Approximately 3 Metres North West of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1997. Monuments.

Fooks, Mackenzie and Walis Monuments Approximately 3 Metres North West of Church of All Saints

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 December 1997
Type
Monuments
OS grid reference
SY 661 777
Coordinates
50.59881, -2.47907
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Fooks, Mackenzie, and Walis monuments are three headstones located approximately 3 meters northwest of the Church of All Saints in Weymouth. They date from 1681, 1769, and 1832, and are made of Portland stone. The monuments are arranged in a straight row, with the nearest one about 3.5 meters from the northwest corner of the church tower, covering a total span of approximately 2.5 meters.

From south to north, the first monument is to James Mackenzie, who died in 1769. It features a bold scrolled head that embraces a modelled upper part adorned with putti, a skull, and bones, with the inscription displayed on a plain panel below. The second monument is to John Isles Fooks, who died in 1832. This is a plain round-headed stone with a clear inscription. The third monument is to Elizabeth, the wife of Henry Walis, who died in 1681. This stone is thick and showcases bold high relief carving of a skull with a heart in its mouth, flanked by cornucopiae and leaf decoration. It has slightly raised margins, a flat segmental top band supported by square responds to side pilasters, and a sunk panel filled with an inscription in capitals, which has irregular spacing. The head band bears the motto "O DEATH WHERE IS THY STING," which has been scratched over in recent times. This stone is partly sunk, and the inscription may continue below ground; it is noted as the earliest in-situ monument identified in the churchyard.

Local climate

Fooks, Mackenzie and Walis Monuments Approximately 3 Metres North West of Church of All Saints receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% 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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