Unknown Monument in Churchyard to South East of Chancel of St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 August 1984. Tomb, monument.
Unknown Monument in Churchyard to South East of Chancel of St Mary's Church
- WRENN ID
- keen-ember-honey
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Constituency
- Bath MP: Wera Hobhouse (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 August 1984
- Type
- Tomb, monument
- Address
- Unknown Monument in Churchyard to South East of Chancel of St Mary's Church, Swainswick
- OS grid reference
- ST 756 684
- Coordinates
- 51.41414, -2.35128
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located in the churchyard to the southeast of the chancel of St. Mary's Church in Swainswick. It is likely from the early 18th century and is made of limestone ashlar. The tomb features corner balusters, fielded and circular panels with decorative borders, as well as a moulded plinth and cornice.
Local climate
Unknown Monument in Churchyard to South East of Chancel of St Mary's Church 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 greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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