Batchelor Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres North East of Newman Monument, North of Chancel 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. Monument.
Batchelor Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres North East of Newman Monument, North of Chancel of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- fossil-belfry-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 August 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 874 705
- Coordinates
- 51.4342, -2.18189
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Batchelor Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 5 meters northeast of the Newman monument and north of the chancel of the Church of St. Bartholomew. This monument dates from the later 18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. It features an oval plaque on each side of a raised central panel, with fielded panels on either side. The corners are designed with balusters, and it has a moulded base and cornice, which includes a pulvinated frieze that projects forward over the center. The southern side of the monument bears an inscription commemorating R. Batchelor, who died in 1773.
Local climate
Batchelor Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres North East of Newman Monument, North of Chancel 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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