Gibbs Monument in the Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Tomb.
Gibbs Monument in the Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- sombre-rubblework-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 067 437
- Coordinates
- 51.19314, -1.9053
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Gibbs monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, about 2 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a plinth with an oval panel flanked by rectangular panels on the main sides and an oval panel at each end. It has a moulded flat top. The monument commemorates John Gibbs, who died in 1792.
Local climate
Gibbs Monument in the Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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