James Archer Tomb in Churchyard, About 1 Metre South of Sealy Tomb, South East of Porch of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Tomb.

James Archer Tomb in Churchyard, About 1 Metre South of Sealy Tomb, South East of Porch of Church of St Andrew

WRENN ID
distant-hearth-claret
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1985
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 841 771
Coordinates
51.4933, -2.22953
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The James Archer tomb, located in the churchyard about 1 meter south of the Sealy tomb and southeast of the porch of the Church of St. Andrew, is a chest tomb dating from around 1770. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a pennant top slab. The north side has two circular plaques with an open book in relief between them, along with corner paterae that include husk drops. The south side has rectangular plaques that are fluted on the sides, with drapery drops between them. The tomb has baluster corners, a moulded base, and a cornice. The capstone has been replaced. It is situated in row 3, east of the churchyard path.

Local climate

James Archer Tomb in Churchyard, About 1 Metre South of Sealy Tomb, South East of Porch of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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