Two Trowbridge Monuments in the Churchyard About 2 Metres West of Church of St Cosmas and St Damian is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1987. Tomb.
Two Trowbridge Monuments in the Churchyard About 2 Metres West of Church of St Cosmas and St Damian
- WRENN ID
- half-alcove-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 December 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 960 392
- Coordinates
- 51.15208, -2.05825
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two chest tombs located about 2 meters west of the Church of St Cosmas and St Damian in Sherrington. These monuments date from the early 19th century and are made of limestone. The larger tomb, situated to the east, features two beaded panels on its main sides, a moulded flat top, and an inscription commemorating John Trowbridge, who died in 1802. The smaller tomb to the west has two panels, reeded pilasters, a fluted frieze adorned with rosettes, and a moulded flat top, with an inscription for James Trowbridge, who died in the 1800s.
Local climate
Two Trowbridge Monuments in the Churchyard About 2 Metres West of Church of St Cosmas and St Damian receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more 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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