Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres North of Wastfield Monument North of North Transept of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 August 1986. Monument.

Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres North of Wastfield Monument North of North Transept of Church of St Bartholomew

WRENN ID
idle-wall-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 August 1986
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 874 706
Coordinates
51.43438, -2.1821
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is an unidentified chest tomb located in the churchyard about 7 meters north of the Wastfield monument, north of the north transept of the Church of St. Bartholomew. It dates from the early to mid 18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features two raised decagonal plaques on the south side, with fielded centers and angle piers that have rosette designs. On the north side, there are two shield plaques, also with fielded centers and angle piers. The tomb is adorned with shield end plaques and has a moulded base and cornice, which includes a pulvinated frieze that is broken forward over the piers.

Local climate

Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres North of Wastfield Monument North of North Transept of Church of St Bartholomew receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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