Walker Monument in Churchyard, 21 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1987. Monument.
Walker Monument in Churchyard, 21 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- sharp-porch-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 114 601
- Coordinates
- 51.33988, -1.8376
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Walker Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 21 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. It dates from 1754 and is made of limestone. The tomb features a round-edged table and fluted columns topped with an entablature. Between the columns are coats of arms displayed on Baroque shields. Surrounding the monument are wrought iron railings. It commemorates John Walker, who died in 1754.
Local climate
Walker Monument in Churchyard, 21 Metres East of Chancel, Church of St Mary 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 greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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