Two Baker Monuments in the Churchyard, 1 Metre West of Tower, Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1987. Tomb.
Two Baker Monuments in the Churchyard, 1 Metre West of Tower, Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- solemn-quoin-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 957 862
- Coordinates
- 51.57536, -2.06344
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two Baker monuments are located in the churchyard, 1 metre west of the tower of the Church of St Giles. These are two chest tombs from the early and late 19th century, made of limestone and inscribed from north to south.
The first monument dates from 1870 and is a copy of an adjacent monument. It is designed in the Greek Revival style, featuring a rectangular chest on a high plinth with raised panels on the sides and ends. It has incised Roman and italic lettering for several members of the Baker family. The base and cornice are moulded, topped with an elaborate slab that has a pedimented and cambered design, decorated on the sides with paterae, acanthus, and acroterion motifs.
The second monument, from 1828, also follows the Greek Revival style. It shares similar features with the first, including a rectangular chest on a high plinth, raised panels, and incised lettering for members of the Baker family, along with a moulded base and cornice, and decorative elements on the slab.
Local climate
Two Baker Monuments in the Churchyard, 1 Metre West of Tower, Church of St Giles receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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