Howse Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres North of North Aisle First Buttress 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.
Howse Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres North of North Aisle First Buttress of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- noble-copper-rook
- 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
- 51.43395, -2.18247
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Howse monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 2 meters north of the first buttress of the north aisle of the Church of St. Bartholomew. It dates from the mid-18th century and features two oval plaques on each side, a fielded center, and angle strips. The tomb has a moulded base and cornice, with a pulvinated frieze that is broken forward at the angles and center. The south side includes an inscription dedicated to Jane Howse, who died in 1758.
Local climate
Howse Monument in Churchyard About 2 Metres North of North Aisle First Buttress 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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