Jesse Monument in the Churchyard, About 5 Metres North of Church of Church of St Margaret of Antioch is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1985. Monument.
Jesse Monument in the Churchyard, About 5 Metres North of Church of Church of St Margaret of Antioch
- WRENN ID
- sunken-chapel-cream
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 970 327
- Coordinates
- 51.09448, -2.04412
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Jesse Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, about 5 meters north of the Church of St. Margaret of Antioch. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features two panels on its main sides, with a skull and crossbones depicted on the recessed south panels. It has fielded central and corner pilasters, a cornice, a panelled frieze, and a flat top that is cavetto-moulded. The monument commemorates John Jesse, who died in 1711.
Local climate
Jesse Monument in the Churchyard, About 5 Metres North of Church of Church of St Margaret of Antioch receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% 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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