Armstrong monument in the south-west corner of the churchyard, Church of St Mark is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. Monument.
Armstrong monument in the south-west corner of the churchyard, Church of St Mark
- WRENN ID
- sunken-dormer-grain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon South MP: Heidi Alexander (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Armstrong monument in the south-west corner of the churchyard, Church of St Mark, Church Place, South Swindon, SN1 5EH
- OS grid reference
- SU 143 847
- Coordinates
- 51.56116, -1.79403
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Armstrong monument, located in the south-west corner of the churchyard of the Church of St Mark, was erected in 1877 to commemorate Joseph Armstrong. It was later inscribed to honor his wife, Sarah, their children, George and Joseph, and John Burdon.
This monument is made of polished pink granite and takes the form of an obelisk with a shaped foot featuring Greek key carving. It sits atop a slightly tapering plinth that has a moulded cornice and base, resting on a square granite platform. The inscriptions are carved in relief on the faces of the plinth within shaped recessed fields. The main inscription on the southern face reads: "IN LOVING / MEMORY OF / JOSEPH ARMSTRONG / WHO DIED JUNE 5th 1877 / AGED 60." Additional inscriptions on the other faces commemorate Sarah, George, and Joseph Armstrong, as well as John Burdon.
Local climate
Armstrong monument in the south-west corner of the churchyard, Church of St Mark receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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