Seven Monuments in the Churchyard Between 0.5 Metres and 6 Metres North of Nave of Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1988. Tomb.
Seven Monuments in the Churchyard Between 0.5 Metres and 6 Metres North of Nave of Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- frozen-bonework-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 899 605
- Coordinates
- 51.3436, -2.14584
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are seven chest tombs located in the churchyard, between 0.5 metres and 6 metres north of the nave of the Church of St George. These tombs date from the late 17th century and 18th century and are made of limestone.
The group of three tombs to the north belongs to members of the Matravers family. The northernmost tomb features oval egg and dart moulded panels and quarter balusters on a fluted frieze, with an inscription for Elizabeth who died in 1788. The next tomb to the south has a floral bordered oval panel with floral drops at the corners, a moulded cornice, and an inscription for James who died in 1753. The easternmost of the three has shield-shaped panels, quarter balusters, and a fluted frieze; all three tombs have weathered tops.
To the south, there is a low tomb with two panels featuring cartouches, an egg-moulded flat top, and an illegible inscription. Another 18th-century tomb further south has plain panels, corner pilasters, a pulvinated frieze, and a flat top. A pair of tombs joined together at the east end of the north side of the nave have two recessed moulded panels, with a skull and hourglass carved on the west end panels, and ogee moulded flat tops. The date 1699 is legible on the west panel of the southern tomb.
Local climate
Seven Monuments in the Churchyard Between 0.5 Metres and 6 Metres North of Nave of Church of St George receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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