Glass Monument in Churchyard, 10 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St John is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1987. Chest tomb.
Glass Monument in Churchyard, 10 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- patient-granite-smoke
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 163 598
- Coordinates
- 51.33777, -1.76628
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The glass monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 10 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of St. John. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded table and base, with recessed corner fluted balusters and raised oval panels that are decorated with fruit motifs. It commemorates Thomas Glass, who is believed to have died in 1790.
Local climate
Glass Monument in Churchyard, 10 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St John 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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