Hooper Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres North of Wilton Monument South East of Church of St Christopher is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 1985. Monument.
Hooper Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres North of Wilton Monument South East of Church of St Christopher
- WRENN ID
- rough-tin-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 818 695
- Coordinates
- 51.42433, -2.26293
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hooper monument is a double chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 3 meters north of the Wilton monument and southeast of the Church of St. Christopher. It dates from the late 18th century or early 19th century and is made of ashlar stone. The tomb features baluster corners, a moulded base and cornice, and has two plaques separated by a fluted strip on the north and south sides. There are oval plaques on the east and west sides. The earliest readable inscription is for J. Hooper, who died in 1811.
Local climate
Hooper Monument in Churchyard About 3 Metres North of Wilton Monument South East of Church of St Christopher receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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