Baker Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1987. Monument.
Baker Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- night-corridor-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 November 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 979 824
- Coordinates
- 51.54095, -2.03052
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Baker Monument is an early 19th-century chest tomb located about 7 meters southwest of the porch of the Church of St James. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a festooned plaque on the south side, which is flanked by arched niches containing piled books and a descending dove. The north plaque is adorned with draped urns, and each side has niches with weeping putti. The monument is supported by decorated angle piers at each end. The south inscription commemorates Mary Baker, who died in 1807.
Local climate
Baker Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres South West of Porch of Church of St James 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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