Druce Monument in Churchyard About 14 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. Monument.
Druce Monument in Churchyard About 14 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-paling-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 799 609
- Coordinates
- 51.3473, -2.28964
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Druce monument, dating from around 1630, is located in the churchyard about 14 meters south of the nave of the Church of St Nicholas in Winsley Village. This monument is made of ashlar stone and features a heavily chamfered base and capstone, along with deep cut lettering. On the north side, it reads, "Nere lyeth the body of Richard the son of William Druce who deceased the 3 day of May Anno Dom 1630." The west end bears the inscription "Memento Mori," while the south side has an eroded inscription dedicated to a daughter of William Druce.
Local climate
Druce Monument in Churchyard About 14 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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