Brimsdon Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres West of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1986. House.
Brimsdon Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres West of Church of All Saints
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1986
- Type
- House
- OS grid reference
- SU 036 374
- Coordinates
- 51.13643, -1.94947
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Brimsdon Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 5 metres west of the Church of All Saints. It dates from the mid-17th century and is made of limestone. The south panel features a central fleur-de-lys with rosettes on either side, carved in low relief. The north side bears an inscription commemorating Thomas Brimsdon, who died in 1710, while the east panel has an inscription for Shussane Brimsdon, who died in 1646. The monument has a flat top that is cavetto-moulded and has suffered significant weathering.
Local climate
Brimsdon Monument in the Churchyard About 5 Metres West of Church of All Saints receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% 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 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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