Hawkins Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Chest tomb.
Hawkins Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- waning-newel-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 099 699
- Coordinates
- 51.42854, -1.85777
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hawkins Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St James, positioned 4 metres south of the chancel. It dates from the mid-19th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded table and base, with recessed corner pilasters and fielded side and end panels. It commemorates Thomas Hawkins, who died in 1836, and his wife Marianne, who died in 1824.
Local climate
Hawkins Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St James receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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