Unidentifed Monument in the Churchyard, 2 Metres Souith of South Porch, Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1987. Chest tomb.
Unidentifed Monument in the Churchyard, 2 Metres Souith of South Porch, Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- plain-baluster-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 972 907
- Coordinates
- 51.61548, -2.04106
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified chest tomb located in the churchyard, 2 meters south of the south porch of the Church of the Holy Cross. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features lyre-shaped end panels and drapery drops that end in an hourglass and an open Bible, framing a central inscription panel on the north side. The south panel is adorned with floral decoration. The tomb has a chamfered base and slab.
Local climate
Unidentifed Monument in the Churchyard, 2 Metres Souith of South Porch, Church of the Holy Cross receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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