Gale Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 7 Metres North of North Aisle, Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1988. Monument.
Gale Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 7 Metres North of North Aisle, Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- pale-baluster-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 June 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 233 614
- Coordinates
- 51.35157, -1.66655
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gale Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 7 metres north of the north aisle of the Church of All Saints. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded table and base, with end doubled pilasters and raised panels that are fluted at the top. A draped urn is positioned between the pilasters. The monument commemorates Thomas Gale, who died in 1832, William Gale of Durley, who died in 1837, George Gale, who died in 1833, and Elizabeth, the wife of Joseph Gale, who also died in 1837.
Local climate
Gale Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 7 Metres North of North Aisle, Church of All Saints receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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