Shellard Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. A C19 Monument.
Shellard Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- south-eave-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 815 793
- Coordinates
- 51.51286, -2.26668
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Shellard monument is a chest tomb located about 5 metres south of the west tower of the Church of St. Mary. It dates from around 1825 and is made of pennant stone. The monument features a plaque on each side and is flanked by urns with drapery above. It has a moulded base and a moulded ridged capstone. The ends of the tomb are shaped like lyres and include husk drops. The earliest recorded date associated with the monument is 1823, linked to Juleeann Shellard.
Local climate
Shellard Monument in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St Mary receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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