Pinckney Monument in Churchyard, West South West of West Door and by Graveyard Wall, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1986. Chest tomb.
Pinckney Monument in Churchyard, West South West of West Door and by Graveyard Wall, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- high-postern-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 July 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- Address
- Pinckney Monument in Churchyard, West South West of West Door and by Graveyard Wall, Church of St Mary, Church Street, Great Bedwyn
- OS grid reference
- SU 277 642
- Coordinates
- 51.37679, -1.60328
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Pinckney monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, positioned west-south-west of the west door and adjacent to the graveyard wall. It dates from 1800 and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded base and table, along with a coloured and incised baroque panel that includes corner putti. It commemorates Elizabeth Pinckney of Tidcombe. The surrounding railings have been removed.
Local climate
Pinckney Monument in Churchyard, West South West of West Door and by Graveyard Wall, Church of St Mary receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% 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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