Fort Memorial in the Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 March 1985. A Early 19th century Memorial.
Fort Memorial in the Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- silent-grate-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 March 1985
- Type
- Memorial
- Period
- Early 19th century
- OS grid reference
- SU 182 269
- Coordinates
- 51.04127, -1.7413
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The fort memorial, located in the churchyard about 6 metres south of the porch of the Church of St. Mary, is a chest tomb from the early 19th century. It is made of limestone ashlar and features a plinth with two flush beaded panels on each of the main sides and one on each end. The tomb has a chamfered cornice leading to a flat top that bears an inscription. It commemorates George Fort, the builder of Alderbury House, who died in 1807.
Local climate
Fort Memorial in the Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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