Maud Heath's Monument is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1960. A C19 Monument. 2 related planning applications.
Maud Heath's Monument
- WRENN ID
- twisted-corbel-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1960
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Maud Heath's Monument, Bremhill
- OS grid reference
- ST 973 738
- Coordinates
- 51.46372, -2.04022
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Maud Heath's Monument is a Grade II listed structure built in 1838 from ashlar stone. It features a seated statue of Maud Heath atop a high column that is square at the base and chamfered to an octagonal shape at mid-height, finished with a moulded cap. The base is square and the statue itself is crudely carved, depicting a figure in what is supposed to be medieval dress, with a basket by her side.
Inscribed on the base are the words: "Erected at the joint expence by Henry Marquis of Lansdowne Lord of the Manor and Wm. L. Bowles Vicar of the parish of Bremhill. Trustees 1838," along with a verse by Bowles that reads: "Thou who dost pause on this aerial height Where Maud Heath's pathway winds in shade of light Christian wayfarer in a world of strife Be still and ponder on the path of life." The monument is surrounded by spearhead iron railings.
This monument commemorates Maud Heath's gift in 1474 of income from property to maintain a raised path from Wick Hill to Chippenham.
Local climate
Maud Heath's Monument receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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