Bewley Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Martin is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1987. Chest tomb.
Bewley Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Martin
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-porch-claret
- 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 979 730
- Coordinates
- 51.45615, -2.03082
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bewley Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 10 metres north of the tower of the Church of St Martin in Bremhill. It dates from around 1830 and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features baluster angles, a plinth, a moulded base, and a heavy cornice with a reeded edge. The panelled frieze is adorned with rosettes, and it has a high stepped humped cap. On the south side, there are two plaques with incised borders and rebated angles. The monument bears an inscription commemorating Mary Bewley, who died in 1826.
Local climate
Bewley Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres North of Tower of Church of St Martin 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 lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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