Aust Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres North North West of Goddard Monument, North of Transept of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 August 1986. Tomb.
Aust Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres North North West of Goddard Monument, North of Transept of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-attic-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 August 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 874 706
- Coordinates
- 51.43427, -2.18207
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Aust monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 6 meters north-north-west of the Goddard monument and north of the transept of the Church of St. Bartholomew. It dates from around 1803 and is constructed from ashlar stone. The tomb features a raised fielded central plaque on each side, flanked by fielded panels. It has a moulded base and cornice, with a pulvinated frieze that is broken forward at the center. The angles are rounded and adorned with foliate decoration. The inscription on the south side commemorates Uriah Aust, who died in 1803.
Local climate
Aust Monument in Churchyard About 6 Metres North North West of Goddard Monument, North of Transept of Church of St Bartholomew receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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