Tanner Monument in Churchyard by South Aisle of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1987. Tomb.
Tanner Monument in Churchyard by South Aisle of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- third-mantel-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 November 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Tanner Monument in Churchyard by South Aisle of Church of St James, Church Lane, Dauntsey
- OS grid reference
- ST 979 824
- Coordinates
- 51.54102, -2.03027
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tanner monument, located in the churchyard by the south aisle of the Church of St James, is a chest tomb dating from the mid-18th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a moulded base and cornice. The pulvinated frieze is broken forward over central plaques on each side, with baluster angles. The south side displays a rococo framed plaque at the center, flanked by two high relief carved flower heads on each side. The north side has a fielded central plaque with fielded strips on either side. The inscription on the north side commemorates Charles Tanner, who died in 1775.
Local climate
Tanner Monument in Churchyard by South Aisle of Church of St James receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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