Group of 3 Gamman and Another Monuments in Churchyard, 2 Metres East of North Aisle, Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1987. Monuments.
Group of 3 Gamman and Another Monuments in Churchyard, 2 Metres East of North Aisle, Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- iron-chalk-thunder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1987
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- SU 140 607
- Coordinates
- 51.34611, -1.80025
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a group of three chest tombs located in the churchyard, 2 meters east of the north aisle of the Church of the Holy Cross. The tombs date from the 18th and 19th centuries and are made of limestone.
The first tomb, on the north, features a moulded table and recessed corner balusters, dedicated to John Gamman, who died in 1760. The second tomb is a low table with an inscription on top for Susanna Markes, who died in 1838. The third tomb, similar to the first, has a moulded table and recessed corner balusters, commemorating John Gamman, who died in 1757, and his wife Mary, who died in 1764. This tomb also has an oval panel on its south side.
Local climate
Group of 3 Gamman and Another Monuments in Churchyard, 2 Metres East of North Aisle, Church of the Holy Cross 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 greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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