Barnes Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1988. Monument.
Barnes Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- sombre-eave-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 June 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 239 558
- Coordinates
- 51.30112, -1.65818
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Barnes monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, approximately 4 meters south of the chancel. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a corniced table and a moulded base, with recessed corner pilasters. The inscription is lightly incised in ovals surrounded by floral designs, commemorating Thomas Barnes, who died in 1840, and William Barnes, who died in 1819.
Local climate
Barnes Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Mary receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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