Smith Monument in Churchyard, 7 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. Monument.
Smith Monument in Churchyard, 7 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- turning-mullion-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 105 763
- Coordinates
- 51.48588, -1.84953
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Smith monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 7 metres north of the chancel of the Church of St. Peter. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb is tall and features a moulded table with a hipped centre, along with recessed corner balusters. The side panels display coloured lettering commemorating Robert Smith, who died in 1833, and Susannah Brown, who died in 1839. The monument is enclosed within tall spear-headed railings.
Local climate
Smith Monument in Churchyard, 7 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St Peter receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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