Isaac Monument About 4 Metres South of North Boundary Wall, in North East Angle of Churchyard of Church of St Bartholomew is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 August 1986. A C18 Monument.
Isaac Monument About 4 Metres South of North Boundary Wall, in North East Angle of Churchyard of Church of St Bartholomew
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-pilaster-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 August 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 874 706
- Coordinates
- 51.4344, -2.1819
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Isaac Monument is a chest tomb located about 4 metres south of the north boundary wall in the north-east corner of the churchyard of the Church of St. Bartholomew. It dates from the later 18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The monument features a large raised oval plaque on the north side and a raised fielded plaque on the south side, both of which are flanked by fielded panels adorned with flower and fruit drops at each corner. The tomb has a moulded base and cornice, with a pulvinated frieze that projects forward over the central plaques. The south side bears an inscription commemorating J. Isaac, who died in 1782.
Local climate
Isaac Monument About 4 Metres South of North Boundary Wall, in North East Angle of Churchyard of Church of St Bartholomew receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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