Pinchin Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres East of Chancel, North East Angle of Church of St Christopher is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 1985. Monument.
Pinchin Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres East of Chancel, North East Angle of Church of St Christopher
- WRENN ID
- pitched-facade-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 818 695
- Coordinates
- 51.42441, -2.26289
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pinchin monument is a chest tomb located about 4 meters east of the chancel at the northeast angle of the Church of St. Christopher. This late 18th-century tomb is made of ashlar stone and features two pennant stone plaques on each side, along with fielded piers at the center and corners. It has a moulded base and cornice, and the oval end plaques add to its design. The inscription on the south side commemorates W. Pinchin, who died in 1795.
Local climate
Pinchin Monument in Churchyard About 4 Metres East of Chancel, North East Angle of Church of St Christopher receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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