Crook Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South West of South West Angle of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1987. Chest tomb.
Crook Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South West of South West Angle of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- young-bailey-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 November 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 946 742
- Coordinates
- 51.46749, -2.07842
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Crook monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 4 meters southwest of the southwest corner of the Church of St Nicholas in Bremhill, Tytherton Lucas. This monument dates from the early 19th century and is made of ashlar stone. It features a moulded base and cornice, with lyre-shaped ends that have a husk drop and two oval plaques on the north side. The spandrels display low relief ornamentation. The south plaque is plain but framed, with strips on either side. The monument bears an inscription commemorating John Crook, who died in 1834.
Local climate
Crook Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres South West of South West Angle of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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