Wild Monument Monument 2 Metres West of South Porch, Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1987. Monument.
Wild Monument Monument 2 Metres West of South Porch, Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- burning-latch-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 139 607
- Coordinates
- 51.34598, -1.80041
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wild Monument is a chest tomb located 2 meters west of the south porch of the Church of the Holy Cross. It dates from the late 18th century to the early 19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded table and base, a reeded fascia, and recessed corner balusters. The sides of the tomb are divided by a central floral strip, dedicated to Joseph Wild.
Local climate
Wild Monument Monument 2 Metres West of South Porch, Church of the Holy Cross receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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