Group of 5 Monuments in the Churchyard, 1 to 3 Metres North West of Nave, 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 5 Monuments in the Churchyard, 1 to 3 Metres North West of Nave, Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- scattered-trefoil-clover
- 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
- 51.57295, -2.21249
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of five chest tombs located in the churchyard, 1 to 3 meters northwest of the nave of the Church of the Holy Cross, dates from the late 18th to early 19th century and is made of limestone. The tombs are lettered from north to south and east to west.
The first tomb is unidentified and features panelled pilasters with two panels on either side and a cyma recta moulded slab. It was overgrown with ivy at the time of resurvey in June 1986. The second tomb is also unidentified, similar in design to the first, with panelled pilasters and two panels on either side, and was completely overgrown with ivy during the same resurvey.
The third tomb, also unidentified, has fluted angle pilasters, two circular panels on the north side, one square panel on the south side, lozenge panels on the ends, and a deep chamfer to the slab. The fourth tomb belongs to the Deverell family and dates from 1819, featuring incised lines forming two panels on the north side and one large oval panel on the south side, with incised lettering and fan decoration in the corners of the south face. It has a moulded plinth, fluted cornice, and a cyma recta moulded slab. The fifth tomb is unidentified and has one raised and fielded panel on each side, along with a moulded plinth and a cyma recta moulded slab.
Local climate
Group of 5 Monuments in the Churchyard, 1 to 3 Metres North West of Nave, 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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