Maskelyn Monument in Churchyard, 8 Metres South West of Porch 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. Chest tomb.
Maskelyn Monument in Churchyard, 8 Metres South West of Porch Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- dark-barrel-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 041 943
- Coordinates
- 51.64814, -1.94123
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Maskelyn monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 8 meters southwest of the porch of the Church of the Holy Cross. It dates from 1763 and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded table and has elegantly inscribed side panels situated between plain end pilasters. It commemorates William Maskelyn and his wife Sarah, with their daughter Mary Brown of Minety added to the end in 1790.
Local climate
Maskelyn Monument in Churchyard, 8 Metres South West of Porch 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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