Lye Monument in Churchyard, 2 Metres South of Apse, Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 1986. A C17 Monument.
Lye Monument in Churchyard, 2 Metres South of Apse, Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- tangled-chamber-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 139 580
- Coordinates
- 51.32111, -1.80076
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lye monument, located in the churchyard 2 meters south of the apse of the Church of St. Peter, is a chest tomb dating from the 17th century. It features a cyma-moulded table and base, with plain sides that have incised end pilasters. The monument commemorates Roger Lye, who died in 1699.
Local climate
Lye Monument in Churchyard, 2 Metres South of Apse, Church of St Peter receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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