Broome Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre East of Hayward Monument, North of North East Angle of North Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 August 1986. Monument.
Broome Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre East of Hayward Monument, North of North East Angle of North Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- eternal-step-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 August 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 874 705
- Coordinates
- 51.43394, -2.18198
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Broome monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, about 1 metre east of the Hayward monument and north of the north-east angle of the north aisle of the Church of St. Bartholomew. It dates from the late 18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features two fielded panels on each side, a fluted centre strip, and fluted baluster corners. It has a moulded base and cornice, with a frieze that is broken forward over each plaque. The north side of the monument has an inscription dedicated to J. Broome.
Local climate
Broome Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre East of Hayward Monument, North of North East Angle of North Aisle of Church of St Bartholomew receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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