Arnold Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre East of Reynolds Monument, North of North West End 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. Chest tomb.
Arnold Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre East of Reynolds Monument, North of North West End of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- gentle-sentry-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 August 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 874 705
- Coordinates
- 51.43425, -2.18238
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Arnold monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 1 metre east of the Reynolds monument, north of the north-west end of the Church of St. Bartholomew. This mid 18th-century structure is made of ashlar and features two circular plaques on each side, with fielded piers between them and at the corners. It has a moulded base and cornice, with a pulvinated frieze that breaks forward over the piers. The west end displays a skull, bones, and an hour-glass, while the east end bears an inscription dedicated to W. Arnold.
Local climate
Arnold Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre East of Reynolds Monument, North of North West End 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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