Monument to Reverend John Barwis Ma Approximately 4 Metres South of South Porch at John the Baptist Church is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1993. Monument.
Monument to Reverend John Barwis Ma Approximately 4 Metres South of South Porch at John the Baptist Church
- WRENN ID
- night-lead-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 November 1993
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SZ 505 767
- Coordinates
- 50.58836, -1.28764
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb dedicated to Reverend John Barwis M.A., located approximately 4 metres south of the south porch at John the Baptist Church in Niton and Whitwell. It dates from the early 19th century and features end fluted pilasters and panels adorned with a sunray design at the corners. The tomb is topped with a moulded flat slab that bears an inscription.
Local climate
Monument to Reverend John Barwis Ma Approximately 4 Metres South of South Porch at John the Baptist Church 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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