Alexander Monument in Churchyard About 11 Metres South of East End of South Ailse of Church of St Matthew is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. A C18 Monument.
Alexander Monument in Churchyard About 11 Metres South of East End of South Ailse of Church of St Matthew
- WRENN ID
- shifting-span-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 978 626
- Coordinates
- 51.36275, -2.03282
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Alexander Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 11 meters south of the east end of the south aisle of the Church of St Matthew. It dates from the early to mid-18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb features a moulded base and capstone, with two raised oval plaques on each side. These plaques are decorated with foliate scroll designs on the central pier, flanked by plain outer piers. On the south side, there are inscriptions commemorating Thomas Alexander, who died in 1875, and Mary Alexander, who died in 1846.
Local climate
Alexander Monument in Churchyard About 11 Metres South of East End of South Ailse of Church of St Matthew receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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