Read Monument in Churchyard, 18 Metres South of South Trancept Wall, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. Monument.
Read Monument in Churchyard, 18 Metres South of South Trancept Wall, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- young-cobalt-moth
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 096 871
- Coordinates
- 51.58313, -1.86158
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an 18th-century oval chest tomb made of limestone, located 18 meters south of the south transept wall of the Church of St. Mary in Purton. The tomb features a moulded table and base, with raised panels and shields that are separated by flutings. It commemorates Richard Watts Read and his family.
Local climate
Read Monument in Churchyard, 18 Metres South of South Trancept Wall, Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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