Brown Monument in the Churchyard About 32 Metres West of Church of St Laurence is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Monument.
Brown Monument in the Churchyard About 32 Metres West of Church of St Laurence
- WRENN ID
- salt-mantel-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 180 216
- Coordinates
- 50.99381, -1.74446
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Brown Monument is a chest tomb located about 32 metres west of the Church of St. Laurence in Downton. It is likely from the early 19th century and is made of limestone in a Gothic style. The tomb features a plinth and rectangular panels on the main sides, adorned with ogee traceried and cusped panels on either side. It has a moulded flat top, but the inscription is illegible.
Local climate
Brown Monument in the Churchyard About 32 Metres West of Church of St Laurence receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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