Bristow Monument in Churchyard, 7 Metres East of East Wall of North Chapel, Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. Monument.
Bristow Monument in Churchyard, 7 Metres East of East Wall of North Chapel, Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- dusk-bailey-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 041 944
- Coordinates
- 51.6484, -1.94079
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bristow monument is a low chest tomb located in the churchyard, 7 meters east of the east wall of the north chapel at the Church of the Holy Cross. It dates from the 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a double width chamfered table and has inscribed side panels. It commemorates Ann Bristow, who died in 1759, and her daughter Mary, who died in 1712. The end inscription includes hourglasses.
Local climate
Bristow Monument in Churchyard, 7 Metres East of East Wall of North Chapel, Church of the Holy Cross receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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