Two Monuments in Churchyard About 6 Metres North of Tower of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1987. Monument.
Two Monuments in Churchyard About 6 Metres North of Tower of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- woven-postern-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 November 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 967 843
- Coordinates
- 51.55828, -2.04887
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two monuments are located in the churchyard about 6 metres north of the tower of the Church of St John the Baptist. The first is a chest tomb from the 19th century, dedicated to John Reynolds, featuring baluster angles, a moulded base and capstone, along with a framed plaque on the south side that commemorates John Reynolds, who died in 1857. The second monument, dating from the late 18th century, is also a chest tomb. It has a fluted frieze, angle columns with carved capitals, and two rococo plaques on the south side, which include a cherub and sunburst design, with books at the outer angles.
Local climate
Two Monuments in Churchyard About 6 Metres North of Tower of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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