Green Memorial About 7 Metres South of North Gates to Churchyard of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1985. Monument.

Green Memorial About 7 Metres South of North Gates to Churchyard of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
eastward-plaster-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 February 1985
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 903 637
Coordinates
51.37288, -2.14072
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The green memorial is a chest tomb located about 7 metres south of the north gates to the churchyard of the Church of St. Michael in Melksham. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features two hexagonal fielded panels on both main sides, which are separated by fielded pilasters that include rosettes at the corners. It also has a pulvinated frieze and a corniced top. The earliest date inscribed on the memorial is 1777.

Local climate

Green Memorial About 7 Metres South of North Gates to Churchyard of Church of St Michael receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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