Wilkins Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres South of South West Angle of Trancept of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. Chest tomb.
Wilkins Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres South of South West Angle of Trancept of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- buried-hammer-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 963 651
- Coordinates
- 51.38554, -2.05445
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wilkins Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 10 metres south of the southwest angle of the transept of the Church of St Nicholas. It dates from the mid to later 18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The north side features a large framed oval plaque at the raised center, which is flanked by fielded panels. The south side also has a raised fielded plaque with fielded panels on either side. The tomb has baluster corners and a moulded base and cornice, with a pulvinated frieze that is broken forward over the center. The inscription on the monument is dedicated to Sarah Wilkins.
Local climate
Wilkins Monument in Churchyard About 10 Metres South of South West Angle of Trancept of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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