Monument is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1986. Monument.
Monument
- WRENN ID
- little-landing-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- East Hampshire MP: Damian Hinds (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Monument, Steep, East Hampshire
- OS grid reference
- SU 739 268
- Coordinates
- 51.03644, -0.94722
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a monument dedicated to the poet Edward Thomas, located on the steep shoulder of Mutton Hill. It is made of sarsen stone and overlooks a view towards the South Downs. The monument features an octagonal bronze plaque that is inscribed with the following text: 'THIS HILLSIDE IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF EDWARD THOMAS - POET Born in Lambeth 3rd March 1878. Killed in the Battle of Arras 9 April 1917 AND I ROSE UP AND KNEW THAT I WAS TIRED AND CONTINUED MY JOURNEY'.
Local climate
Monument receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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