George Parker Bidder Monument About 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St. Peter is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1991. A C19 Monument.
George Parker Bidder Monument About 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St. Peter
- WRENN ID
- tall-groin-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1991
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SX 861 482
- Coordinates
- 50.32352, -3.60021
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The George Parker Bidder Monument is a churchyard monument located about 5 metres south of the tower of the Church of St. Peter in Stoke Fleming. It dates from around 1878 and is made of granite, designed in the form of an early medieval cross with short arms on a round head, featuring roll-moulded arrises. The monument stands on a stepped granite plinth that has a lead inscription in upper case lettering, which reads: "In memory of George Parker Bidder, born June 14th 1806, died September 20th 1878." George Parker Bidder was born in Moretonhampstead and lived at Stoke House in Stoke Fleming. He was recognized as an infant prodigy, a civil engineer, and a mathematician. His notable achievements include working with Robert Stephenson on the London and Birmingham railway project in 1834, helping to establish the Electric Telegraph Company, constructing the Victoria Docks in London, and serving as president of the Devonshire Association.
Local climate
George Parker Bidder Monument About 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St. Peter receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 2 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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