Goodyer Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre East of Mitchell Monument, South East of Church of St Thomas is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 1985. Monument.
Goodyer Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre East of Mitchell Monument, South East of Church of St Thomas
- WRENN ID
- hushed-pilaster-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 July 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 823 684
- Coordinates
- 51.41499, -2.25549
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Goodyer Monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 1 metre east of the Mitchell Monument and south-east of the Church of St. Thomas. It dates from the late 18th century and is constructed of ashlar stone with a pennant slab top. The sides of the tomb are plain and feature two incised plaques. The earliest readable inscription commemorates R. Goodyer and is dated 1794.
Local climate
Goodyer Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre East of Mitchell Monument, South East of Church of St Thomas receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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