Group of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard, 5 to 7 Metres North North West of Lychgate, Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 December 1986. Monuments.
Group of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard, 5 to 7 Metres North North West of Lychgate, Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- sombre-casement-gilt
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 December 1986
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- ST 853 860
- Coordinates
- 51.57271, -2.21218
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three chest tombs located in the churchyard, 5 to 7 meters north-north-west of the lychgate at the Church of the Holy Cross. They date from the early to mid-18th century and are made of limestone.
The first tomb, from the early 18th century, features floral angle pilasters and rustic floral sprays that frame square panels on the sides and oval panels with floral borders at the ends. It has a slab with a deep chamfer.
The second tomb, from the mid-18th century, also has floral angle pilasters and includes three raised and fielded panels on the north side, with a central oval panel on the south. It has a moulded plinth and a cyma recta moulded slab.
The third tomb, dating from the early 18th century, has floral borders around two oval panels on each side. Its base and slab have a deep chamfer, but the slab is badly weathered as of the last survey in June 1986.
Local climate
Group of 3 Monuments in the Churchyard, 5 to 7 Metres North North West of Lychgate, Church of the Holy Cross receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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