Church of St Thomas is a Grade I listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 February 1952. A C15 Church. 1 related planning application.
Church of St Thomas
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- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 February 1952
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Thomas, St Thomas's Square, Salisbury, SP1 1BA
- OS grid reference
- SU 143 299
- Coordinates
- 51.06901, -1.79682
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Thomas, likely founded around 1220, is a prominent building in New Sarum. It was enlarged during the 14th and 15th centuries, with the tower constructed around 1400. The church was rebuilt and extended in the 15th century. Built of stone, portions of the exterior are plastered. The tower is located in an almost detached position and contains bells that were originally housed in the cathedral belfry. A mural painting of the Last Judgment adorns the head of the chancel arch, dating from the mid-15th century. The church features fine timber work in the roofs of the aisles and other areas. It stands in an appealing setting within the churchyard, surrounded on three sides by older buildings. The west and south sides of the church have tile hanging, providing a richly coloured backdrop. St Thomas's Church is part of a group that includes the rear elevations of numbers 1 to 17 (odd) Minster Street and numbers 36 to 52 (even) Silver Street.
Local climate
Church of St Thomas 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 greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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