Pierce Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 37 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1988. Monument.
Pierce Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 37 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-bailey-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 040 572
- Coordinates
- 51.31441, -1.9429
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pierce Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 37 metres south of the south porch of the Church of St Michael. It dates from the 18th century and is made of limestone. The monument features a corniced table and a moulded base, with arcaded end panels and baroque foliage decorations on the end and centre panels. It commemorates Robert Pierce, who died in 1761, and Mary Pierce, who died in 1779.
Local climate
Pierce Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 37 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St Michael receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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