Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 12 Metres South of Sweatman 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 12 Metres South of Sweatman Monument North of North Transept of Church of St Bartholomew

WRENN ID
little-soffit-khaki
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
51.43434, -2.18214
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This mid 18th century chest tomb is located in the churchyard about 12 meters south of the Sweatman monument, north of the north transept of the Church of St. Bartholomew. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features two raised oval panels on the sides, which are framed by attached Roman Doric columns. The frieze and cornice project forward over the columns. There is a shield plaque at the east end and a skull and bones motif at the west end.

Local climate

Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 12 Metres South of Sweatman 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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