Mausoleum Adjoining North Side of Chancel of Church of Holy Rood is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. Mausoleum.
Mausoleum Adjoining North Side of Chancel of Church of Holy Rood
- WRENN ID
- second-entrance-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon South MP: Heidi Alexander (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 April 1986
- Type
- Mausoleum
- OS grid reference
- SU 160 836
- Coordinates
- 51.55158, -1.76983
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The mausoleum adjoining the north side of the chancel of the Church of Holy Rood is a mid-19th century structure built for the Goddard family. It is constructed from limestone with sandstone panels and is designed in the Gothic revival style. The mausoleum features five bays by three bays, with corner columns and quatrefoil panels. The top is moulded with fleurons and has a slightly pitched roof covered with slabs.
Local climate
Mausoleum Adjoining North Side of Chancel of Church of Holy Rood receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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