Elms Monument in Churchyard About 22 Metres South of South East Angle of Tower of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. A Early 19th Century Tomb.
Elms Monument in Churchyard About 22 Metres South of South East Angle of Tower of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- drifting-cellar-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Early 19th Century
- OS grid reference
- ST 817 750
- Coordinates
- 51.47394, -2.26349
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Elms monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 22 metres south of the southeast angle of the tower of the Church of St. James. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of pennant stone. The tomb features two rectangular plaques on each side and a draped urn positioned between them. It has lyre ends with a floral drop, as well as a moulded base and capstone. The earliest date inscribed on the monument is 1814.
Local climate
Elms Monument in Churchyard About 22 Metres South of South East Angle of Tower of Church of St James 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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