White and Lye Monuments in Churchyard East of Path, About 5 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. Monument.
White and Lye Monuments in Churchyard East of Path, About 5 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- hushed-cloister-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 995 585
- Coordinates
- 51.32615, -2.00794
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The White and Lye monuments are two chest tombs located in the churchyard east of the path, about 5 meters north of the north porch of the Church of St Mary. These tombs date from the 18th century and are made of ashlar stone.
The first, the White memorial, is from the late 18th century and features a moulded base and cornice, a fluted frieze that breaks forward over two fielded plaques, and a floral drop at the center. It has fluted angle pilasters topped with rosettes. The inscription commemorates Elizabeth White.
The second, the Lye memorial, dates from around 1800 and also consists of ashlar. It has a large raised oval plaque on the north side, draped with three winged cherub heads above and urns on either side. The design includes a Greek key frieze and fluted Ionic pilasters at the corners, with urns above the caps. There are two plaques on the south side with fluting along the top. This monument features a moulded base and capstone, with the inscription dedicated to Sarah Lye. The monument is surrounded by damaged iron railings.
Local climate
White and Lye Monuments in Churchyard East of Path, About 5 Metres North of North Porch of Church of St Mary receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 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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