Rowden Monument in Graveyard, 5 Metres South of East Bay of Nave, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 1986. Monument.
Rowden Monument in Graveyard, 5 Metres South of East Bay of Nave, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- blind-transept-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 June 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 135 550
- Coordinates
- 51.29419, -1.80699
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rowden monument, located in the graveyard 5 metres south of the east bay of the nave of the Church of St. Mary, is a double chest tomb dating from the 18th or early 19th century. It is made of limestone and features a corniced table and a moulded base. The tomb has recessed corner balusters and two raised panels on each face, along with oval panes at the ends. It commemorates James Rowden, who died in 1819, as well as his wife and family. The enclosing railings have been removed.
Local climate
Rowden Monument in Graveyard, 5 Metres South of East Bay of Nave, Church of St Mary 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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