Butler Ledger in Raised Path 4 Metres West of South Porch Door, Church of St Bartholomew and All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1985. Ledger.
Butler Ledger in Raised Path 4 Metres West of South Porch Door, Church of St Bartholomew and All Saints
- WRENN ID
- sharp-sill-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 August 1985
- Type
- Ledger
- OS grid reference
- SU 066 824
- Coordinates
- 51.54134, -1.9061
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Butler ledger, dated 1733, is located in a raised path 4 meters west of the south porch door of the Church of St. Bartholomew and All Saints in Wootton Bassett. This rectangular limestone ledger commemorates Robert Butler and features an inscription that reads: "My Marraige bed is in y duSt Christ in my Bride in whome I truSt, My Brede said come I did obey Here to remain till Judgement Day And then ariSe again shall I To live with ChriSt Eternally," flanked by hourglasses.
Local climate
Butler Ledger in Raised Path 4 Metres West of South Porch Door, Church of St Bartholomew and All Saints receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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