Moore Monument in Churchyard North of Tower of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. Monument.
Moore Monument in Churchyard North of Tower of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- wild-niche-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Moore Monument in Churchyard North of Tower of Church of St Nicholas, High Street, Bromham
- OS grid reference
- ST 963 651
- Coordinates
- 51.38578, -2.05434
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Moore Monument, located in the churchyard north of the tower of the Church of St Nicholas, is a Celtic cross erected in 1906 and made of Ballinasloe limestone. It stands 5.5 meters high on a large battered base. The monument is dedicated to the poet Thomas Moore, who lived from 1779 to 1852. The front of the cross features Gaelic lettering that reads, "Thomas Moore Born 28 May 1779 Died 25 February 1852," along with an inscription of his famous lines: "Dear harp of my country, in darkness I found thee The cold chain of silence had hung o'er thee long When proudly, my own island harp, I unbound thee And gave all thy chords to light, freedom and song." On the rear of the monument, there is an inscription that states, "The poet of all circles, and the idol of his own" attributed to Byron.
Local climate
Moore Monument in Churchyard North of Tower of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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