Berry and Associated Monument in Churchyard, 7 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Chest tomb, monument.
Berry and Associated Monument in Churchyard, 7 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-gutter-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb, monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 029 594
- Coordinates
- 51.33384, -1.95867
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Berry and associated monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St James, 7 metres north of the chancel. This 18th-century tomb is made of limestone and features a corniced table with end and centre pilasters that have decorative foliage, supporting an entablature that divides trefoiled panels. The inscription commemorates Thomas Berry, although the date of death is illegible. Adjacent to the south is a white marble columnar monument on an offset base, topped with a cornice and a draped urn finial, dedicated to Isaac Berry, who died in 1879, along with his family.
Local climate
Berry and Associated Monument in Churchyard, 7 Metres North of Chancel, Church of St James receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more 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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