Lee Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Chancel South East Angle of Church of St Thomas is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 1985. Monument.
Lee Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Chancel South East Angle of Church of St Thomas
- WRENN ID
- upper-gallery-furze
- 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 823 684
- Coordinates
- 51.41504, -2.25562
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lee monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, about 1 metre south of the southeast corner of the Church of St. Thomas. This monument dates from the later 18th century and is made of ashlar stone, raised on a plinth. It originally had railings surrounding it. The tomb features two plaques on each side, baluster corners, and a moulded base and cornice. The inscription commemorates James Lee, who died in 1770.
Local climate
Lee Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Chancel South East Angle of Church of St Thomas receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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