Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 18 Metres South of South East Angle of Tower of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. A C18 Monument.

Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 18 Metres South of South East Angle of Tower of Church of St James

WRENN ID
crumbling-roof-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1985
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 817 750
Coordinates
51.47398, -2.26349
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a chest tomb from the mid-18th century located in the churchyard about 18 meters south of the southeast angle of the tower of the Church of St. James in North Wraxall. It is constructed of ashlar and features two shield plaques on the south side, which are flanked by fielded strips. The north side has an oval plaque adorned with a drapery drop, carved spandrels, and fielded angle piers. The tomb also has shield end plaques, a moulded base, and a cornice with a pulvinated frieze that projects forward over the center and angles.

Local climate

Unidentified Monument in Churchyard About 18 Metres South of South East Angle of Tower of Church of St James receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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