Eight Monuments in the Churchyard Between 17 and 26 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. Monument.
Eight Monuments in the Churchyard Between 17 and 26 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- ancient-gable-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 832 647
- Coordinates
- 51.38166, -2.24148
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are eight monuments located in the churchyard between 17 and 26 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St James. This group consists of two chest tombs and six pedestal tombs, dating from the late 18th century and early 19th century. Most of the monuments are made of limestone, except for one large pedestal tomb made of lias stone.
The tall lias pedestal tomb features plain recessed panels and bears an inscription for Eleanor Hunter, who died in 1852. Among the five pedestal tombs, the eastern one commemorates Henry Thornbrough, who died in 1801, and the northern one is for John Collett, who died in 1833; the inscriptions on the others are illegible. These pedestal tombs have fielded panels, with either plain or fluted friezes and weathered tops, one of which includes gadrooned decoration.
There is also an early 19th-century chest tomb among the pedestal tombs, which has plain panels, floral drops, and a fluted frieze. Another chest tomb, located near the lias monument, features fielded panels, fielded pilasters, and quarter balusters leading to a moulded frieze, with an inscription for Isaac Pearce, who died in 1831.
Local climate
Eight Monuments in the Churchyard Between 17 and 26 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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