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
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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