Monument to Thomas Wilkin Approximately 20 Metres South of South-East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Agatha is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 November 1986. A C18 Monument.
Monument to Thomas Wilkin Approximately 20 Metres South of South-East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Agatha
- WRENN ID
- buried-pier-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 November 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- NZ 185 002
- Coordinates
- 54.39741, -1.71566
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb dedicated to Thomas Wilkin, who died in 1763. It is located approximately 20 metres south of the south-east corner of the south aisle of the Church of St Agatha. The tomb is made of sandstone ashlar and dates from around 1763. The lid features an inscription, while the north and south sides have cyma panels that flank a central panel carved with an angel's head with large wings. Additionally, there is a skull and cross-bones on the north end.
Local climate
Monument to Thomas Wilkin Approximately 20 Metres South of South-East Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Agatha receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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