John Phillips Monument Circa 10 Metres South of the Tower in the Churchyard of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 July 1989. A C18 Monument.
John Phillips Monument Circa 10 Metres South of the Tower in the Churchyard of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- tilted-arch-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 July 1989
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 811 322
- Coordinates
- 51.0891, -2.27119
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The John Philips monument, located approximately 10 meters south of the tower in the churchyard of St Michael, is a chest tomb dated 1843. It is made of Portland stone and features a tall chest with a flat top that has a rounded and moulded edge above a frieze. The tomb is adorned with fluted corner pilasters and a moulded base, all set on a flush platform. The north and south sides have oval, slightly raised panels with floral drops, while the east and west ends feature raised panels with indented corners. The panels were formerly painted black, with some remnants still visible, although most of the paint has worn away on the south side. This monument commemorates John Philips and other family members and reflects the late 18th-century tradition, characterized by sharp, well-cut inscriptions.
Local climate
John Phillips Monument Circa 10 Metres South of the Tower in the Churchyard of St Michael receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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