Fennell Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres West South West of South West Angle of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. Tomb.

Fennell Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres West South West of South West Angle of Church of St Nicholas

WRENN ID
fossil-niche-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 April 1987
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 962 651
Coordinates
51.38563, -2.05478
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Fennell monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 7 metres west-southwest of the southwest angle of the Church of St Nicholas. This mid-18th century tomb is made of ashlar and features two shield plaques on each side. It is adorned with scroll decoration above and below, foliate decoration on the angle piers, and a floral drop in the centre. The tomb has a moulded base and cornice, with a pulvinated frieze that is broken forward over the piers. The inscription commemorates R. Fennell of Highgate, who died in 1818.

Local climate

Fennell Monument in Churchyard About 7 Metres West South West of South West Angle of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% 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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