Group of 8 Monuments to Members of the Stokes Family and 2 Monuments to Members of the Ward Family, in Churchyard Adjacent to West End of Church is a Grade II listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 July 1987. Monuments.
Group of 8 Monuments to Members of the Stokes Family and 2 Monuments to Members of the Ward Family, in Churchyard Adjacent to West End of Church
- WRENN ID
- late-mullion-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rutland
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 July 1987
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- SP 868 936
- Coordinates
- 52.53416, -0.72144
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of 10 chest tombs located in the churchyard adjacent to the west end of Caldecott Church, dating from around 1820 to 1860. Eight of the tombs commemorate members of the Stokes family, while two others, positioned slightly apart, commemorate members of the Ward family. The tombs are made of limestone ashlar and feature moulded bases and cornice lids, with recessed corners that include rectangular balusters. The sides of the tombs have oval inscription panels, most of which contain carved fan motifs in the spandrels. The inscriptions on the south sides are mostly illegible. Overall, the tombs form an impressive group.
Local climate
Group of 8 Monuments to Members of the Stokes Family and 2 Monuments to Members of the Ward Family, in Churchyard Adjacent to West End of Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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