Two Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard Between 5 and 7 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. A C18 Monument.
Two Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard Between 5 and 7 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- woven-thatch-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 826 567
- Coordinates
- 51.30975, -2.25084
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two unidentified monuments located in the churchyard, between 5 and 7 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Mary. These are chest tombs dating from the mid-18th century. The northern tomb features a large rectangular fielded panel, flanked by floral drops or drapery, with quarter balusters and a moulded cornice on its flat top. The inscription on this tomb is illegible. The southern chest tomb has two fielded panels with shaped tops, a central pilaster adorned with floral drop or drapery, and scrolled end panels that display floral or vine carving. It also has a cornice leading to an ogee-moulded flat top, with an illegible inscription.
Local climate
Two Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard Between 5 and 7 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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