Bruges Monument Ana Railed Enclosure Against South Wall of South Aisle of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1985. A Early 19th century Tomb.
Bruges Monument Ana Railed Enclosure Against South Wall of South Aisle of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- solemn-alcove-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 February 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Early 19th century
- Address
- Bruges Monument Ana Railed Enclosure Against South Wall of South Aisle of Church of St Michael, Church Walk, Melksham
- OS grid reference
- ST 902 637
- Coordinates
- 51.37249, -2.14108
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bruges monument is a square pedestal tomb located within a circular railed enclosure against the south wall of the south aisle of the Church of St. Michael. This early 19th-century structure features a limestone tomb adorned with marble panels on each side, set on a plinth with projecting corner pilasters. It has a deep cornice and a marble finial at the top. The enclosure is surrounded by good cast iron spearhead railings that stand on tall feet. The monument commemorates Thomas Bruges, who died in 1835.
Local climate
Bruges Monument Ana Railed Enclosure Against South Wall of South Aisle of Church of St Michael receives an average of 830 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 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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