Group of 4 Bruges Monuments in Churchyard, 3-8 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1988. Chest tombs.
Group of 4 Bruges Monuments in Churchyard, 3-8 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- small-casement-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1988
- Type
- Chest tombs
- Address
- Group of 4 Bruges Monuments in Churchyard, 3-8 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St John the Baptist, the Street, Chirton
- OS grid reference
- SU 073 576
- Coordinates
- 51.31791, -1.89597
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of four chest tombs located in the churchyard, 3 to 8 meters north of the chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist. They date from the 18th century and early 19th century and are made of limestone.
In the east row from the north, the first tomb features a moulded table and base with recessed corner balusters and a fluted frieze. There is a fielded panel on the north side between tied drapes, but the dedication is illegible, with a date of death noted as 1818.
The second tomb also has a moulded table and base, with fluted corner pilasters and two raised panels separated by a tied string of flowers, dedicated to William Bruges and Hestor, who died in 1802-1803.
The third tomb has a wide moulded table with centre and end panelled pilasters that divide raised tondi. It features a death's head, bones, and hourglass on the end, but the individual is unidentified.
The fourth tomb is a low chest with a plain table and sides, dedicated to Rebecca Bruges and William Bruges, with a date of death noted as approximately 1818.
Local climate
Group of 4 Bruges Monuments in Churchyard, 3-8 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St John the Baptist 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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