Morgan Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres South of South East Angle of Church of Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1986. Monument.
Morgan Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres South of South East Angle of Church of Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- long-landing-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 July 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 874 705
- Coordinates
- 51.43366, -2.18213
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Morgan monument is a chest tomb located about 7 metres south of the southeast corner of the Church of St. Bartholomew. It dates from around 1845 and is made of Welsh slate. The tomb features single slab sides and a ridged capstone. The sides are designed with beaded angles and a framed plaque that displays fine incised lettering. The inscriptions commemorate Fanny Morgan, who died in 1841, and Morgan Morgan, who died in 1843. This monument is noted for being an unusual complete chest tomb made from slate slabs.
Local climate
Morgan Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres South of South East Angle of Church of 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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