Group of 5 Gleed Monuments in Churchyard, 5 Metres East of East Wall of Chancel, Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. Monuments.
Group of 5 Gleed Monuments in Churchyard, 5 Metres East of East Wall of Chancel, Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- under-bailey-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1986
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- SU 041 943
- Coordinates
- 51.64835, -1.94084
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of five chest tombs is located in the churchyard, 5 meters east of the east wall of the chancel of the Church of the Holy Cross. These monuments date from the 18th and 19th centuries and are arranged in a pattern of 2:1:2. They are made of limestone.
In the southern row, the easternmost tomb belongs to William Clifford, who died in 1786, featuring a moulded table and inscribed side panels. To the west is the tomb of Isaac and Mary Gleed, dated 1776, which also has a moulded table and inscribed side panels set between recessed moulded corner balusters.
The central row contains the tomb of John Gleed, who died in 1837, with a chamfered table, low bead-moulded panels, and a chamfered base. It is topped with a shield-shaped brass.
In the northern row, the eastern tomb is for John Gleed, who died in 1883, and has a similar form and brass as the previous one. To the west is the tomb of Michael Pool and his wife, dated 1843, which also shares the same form and brass. The low chest tomb with bead-moulded panels is a local 19th-century type, with other examples found in the churchyard.
Local climate
Group of 5 Gleed Monuments in Churchyard, 5 Metres East of East Wall of Chancel, Church of the Holy Cross receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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