Monument at Extreme North West Corner of Churchyard of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1993. Monument.
Monument at Extreme North West Corner of Churchyard of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- fallow-cupola-ridge
- 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
- Address
- Monument at Extreme North West Corner of Churchyard of St John the Baptist, Church Street, Niton and Whitwell
- OS grid reference
- SZ 504 767
- Coordinates
- 50.58862, -1.288
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located at the extreme northwest corner of the churchyard of St John the Baptist in Niton and Whitwell. It dates from the mid-19th century and is made of stone. The tomb features a moulded base and top, with arches on each side that are decorated with trefoil designs in the spandrels.
Local climate
Monument at Extreme North West Corner of Churchyard of St John the Baptist 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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