Two Monuments in the Churchyard About 13 Metres North West of Tower of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. Monument.
Two Monuments in the Churchyard About 13 Metres North West of Tower of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- moated-stair-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 805 652
- Coordinates
- 51.3863, -2.28023
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two chest tombs are located in the churchyard about 13 metres north-west of the tower of the Church of St Peter. The southern tomb dates from the early 19th century and is dedicated to Joseph Blinman, who died in 1811. It features a recessed oval panel with fan motifs in the spandrels and pilasters supporting a weathered top. The northern tomb is from the 18th century and stands on a wide plinth. It has a central fielded panel with large flanking balusters and a moulded flat top that displays heraldic arms and an illegible inscription.
Local climate
Two Monuments in the Churchyard About 13 Metres North West of Tower of Church of St Peter 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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