Melsome Monument About 6 Metres East South East of Isaac Monument at North East Angle of Churchyard 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.
Melsome Monument About 6 Metres East South East of Isaac Monument at North East Angle of Churchyard of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- late-chimney-pine
- 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
- 51.43438, -2.1818
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Melsome Monument is a chest tomb located about 6 meters east-south-east of the Isaac Monument at the north-east corner of the churchyard of the Church of St. Bartholomew. This monument dates from the later 18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The south side features an oval plaque adorned with cherub heads in the upper spandrels, with ornate floral drops on each side. The corners are designed with fluted balusters. The north plaque is plain and fielded. The monument has a moulded base and cornice, with a fluted frieze that is broken forward over the center, and rosettes are present in the angles of the frieze. The inscription on the south side commemorates John Melsome, who died in 1799.
Local climate
Melsome Monument About 6 Metres East South East of Isaac Monument at North East Angle of Churchyard 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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