Group of Four Monuments Adjacent to South East Chapel of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. A C18 Monument.
Group of Four Monuments Adjacent to South East Chapel of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- roaming-vestry-briar
- 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 963 651
- Coordinates
- 51.38561, -2.05432
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The group of four chest tombs, dating from the 18th to early 19th centuries, is located adjacent to the southeast chapel of the Church of St Nicholas in Bromham. The tombs are constructed from ashlar stone.
Starting from the west, the first is the Edwards memorial from the mid-18th century, featuring two raised octagonal plaques on each side, decorated spandrels, and piers with fielded panels and central rosettes. It has a moulded base and cornice, with a frieze that is broken forward over the piers. The inscription commemorates Mark Edwards, who died in 1752.
Next is the Kate memorial, dating from the late 18th or early 19th century. This tomb has slab sides and two plaques with incised frames, along with incised panelling on the centre and angle piers. It also features a moulded base and cornice with a fluted frieze, which is broken forward over the plaques, and rosettes above the piers. The south side bears an inscription for Ann Kate, who died in 1837.
The third tomb is an unidentified memorial from the later 18th century, characterized by raised centre panels on each side flanked by fielded panels. The north side has a raised roundel with an egg-and-dart border, while the south side features a fielded rectangular panel framed with an egg-and-dart design. It has similar fielded end panels, a moulded base and cornice, and a pulvinated frieze that is broken forward over the centre.
Finally, the Humphry memorial from the mid-18th century includes two raised shield plaques on the south side and two raised octagonal plaques on the north side, with fielded panelled piers and angle piers adorned with central rosettes. It has a moulded base and cornice, with a pulvinated frieze that is broken forward over the piers. The south side features an inscription for Betty Humphry, who died in 1788.
Local climate
Group of Four Monuments Adjacent to South East Chapel of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 830 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 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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