Canning Monument in Churchyard, Opposite West Door, Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. A C19 Monument.
Canning Monument in Churchyard, Opposite West Door, Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- iron-latch-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Canning Monument in Churchyard, Opposite West Door, Church of St George, Ogbourne St. George
- OS grid reference
- SU 195 746
- Coordinates
- 51.47088, -1.72009
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Canning monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard opposite the west door of the Church of St. George. It dates from the 19th century and features a moulded table and base, with a reeded top. The sides have panels that are separated by a draped urn in relief. The monument commemorates Robert Canning, who died in 1832, as well as his daughter Mary, who died in 1826, and Elizabeth, who died in 1840.
Local climate
Canning Monument in Churchyard, Opposite West Door, Church of St George receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% 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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