Monument to Elizabeth, Wife of Major Henry Smyth is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1992. Monument.
Monument to Elizabeth, Wife of Major Henry Smyth
- WRENN ID
- lesser-lime-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East MP: Joe Robertson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 1992
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Monument to Elizabeth, Wife of Major Henry Smyth, High Street, Brading
- OS grid reference
- SZ 607 873
- Coordinates
- 50.68258, -1.142
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The monument to Elizabeth, wife of Major Henry Smyth, is a chest tomb dating from the early 19th century. It features a stone chest with a moulded base and a flat slab on top, which is further topped by a pyramidal slab. The design includes plain end pilasters and oval inscription panels.
Local climate
Monument to Elizabeth, Wife of Major Henry Smyth receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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