Wheeler Monument About Three Yards South of Weathered Projection of South Wall of the Church of St Barnabas is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1987. Monument.
Wheeler Monument About Three Yards South of Weathered Projection of South Wall of the Church of St Barnabas
- WRENN ID
- narrow-bonework-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Wheeler Monument About Three Yards South of Weathered Projection of South Wall of the Church of St Barnabas, Brampton Bryan
- OS grid reference
- SO 370 725
- Coordinates
- 52.34698, -2.92546
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wheeler monument, located about three yards south of the weathered projection of the south wall of the Church of St Barnabas, is a chest tomb dedicated to James Wheeler, who died in 1827. It is made of sandstone ashlar and features a deep moulded plinth. The tomb has a richly moulded flat capping with an inset oval center that rises to an egg-shaped finial. Each corner is adorned with enriched balusters, each featuring a patera. The side panels are recessed and have obliquely angled corners.
Local climate
Wheeler Monument About Three Yards South of Weathered Projection of South Wall of the Church of St Barnabas receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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