Group of 3 Chest Tombs in Churchyard 6 Metres South West of West Door of Tower Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 April 1986. Tomb.

Group of 3 Chest Tombs in Churchyard 6 Metres South West of West Door of Tower Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South MP: Heidi Alexander (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 April 1986
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SU 103 847
Coordinates
51.56172, -1.85165
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The group of three chest tombs is located in the churchyard, six meters south-west of the west door of the tower of the Church of St. Mary in Lydiard Park. The eastern tomb, dating from the early 19th century, is made of limestone and features a moulded table with a reeded fascia, recessed decorated corner balusters, and a moulded base. It has an inscription with incised decorative borders commemorating William Beames, who died in 1808, and Elizabeth Beames, who died in 1850.

The central tomb is also made of limestone and has an inset hipped table, recessed corner balusters, and a moulded base. The inscription in a panel notes Elizabeth Dore, who died in 1829, and Peter Dore, who died in 1819.

The western tomb, again made of limestone, includes a moulded table with a reeded fascia and recessed decorated corner balusters. Its inscriptions are in round panels surrounded by lightly incised foliage, commemorating Sarah Dore, who died in 1803, William Dore, who died in 1813, and their children: Ann, who died in 1831, John, who died in 1844, Mary, who died in 1834, and Sarah, who died in 1858.

Local climate

Group of 3 Chest Tombs in Churchyard 6 Metres South West of West Door of Tower Church of St Mary receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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