Four Monuments in the Churchyard, 2.5 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St John Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1987. Monuments.
Four Monuments in the Churchyard, 2.5 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St John Baptist
- WRENN ID
- kindled-rood-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1987
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- ST 959 889
- Coordinates
- 51.5993, -2.06034
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are four chest tombs located in the churchyard, 2.5 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St John Baptist. These tombs date from the early 18th century and are made of limestone. They are lettered from north to south and east to west.
The first tomb is unidentified and features end panels designed as single lyre-shaped units with carved foliage. The north side has two oval inscription panels with floral borders, although the lettering is eroded. It has a moulded base and a cyma recta moulded slab.
The second tomb is also unidentified and is a plain rectangular chest with an italic rhyming inscription incised on the north side. The south side had collapsed at the time of the resurvey in July 1986. It also has a cyma recta moulded slab.
The third tomb belongs to the Panting family and has the earliest date of 1728. It is a plain rectangular chest with Roman and italic lettering on each side, featuring a cyma recta moulded slab.
The fourth tomb, also belonging to the Panting family, has the earliest date of 1729. It is a plain rectangular chest with Roman and italic lettering on each side and has a chamfered slab.
Local climate
Four Monuments in the Churchyard, 2.5 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St John Baptist receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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