J H Speke Monument on Footpath to Lents Green, About 250 Metres North North West of Wormwood Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 1985. Monument.
J H Speke Monument on Footpath to Lents Green, About 250 Metres North North West of Wormwood Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- knotted-footing-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 843 673
- Coordinates
- 51.40532, -2.22678
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The J. H. Speke monument, erected in 1865, is located on the footpath to Lents Green, about 250 meters north-north-west of Wormwood Farmhouse. This monument is made of ashlar stone and features a pyramid cap, surrounded closely by iron railings. It bears an inscription that reads, "Here the distinguished and enterprising African Traveller Captain John Hanning Speke lost his life by the accidental explosion of his gun September 15th 1864." J. H. Speke is known for discovering the source of the Nile in 1858, a finding he confirmed during his subsequent expedition from 1860 to 1863. His discoveries were contested by Sir Richard Burton, and they were scheduled to publicly debate the matter at the British Association meeting in Bath on September 16th, 1864.
Local climate
J H Speke Monument on Footpath to Lents Green, About 250 Metres North North West of Wormwood Farmhouse 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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