Group of 4 Kemm Monuments in Churchyard, 2 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Group of 4 Kemm Monuments in Churchyard, 2 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- tired-hall-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 195 746
- Coordinates
- 51.4708, -1.71969
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of four chest tombs on a podium, formerly railed, is located 2 meters south of the south aisle of the Church of St. George in Ogbourne St George. These monuments date from the late 18th century and feature moulded tables and bases with recessed corner balusters. The east line of tombs, from north to south, includes (a) James Kemm, who died in 1795; (b) Thomas Kemm, who died in 1799, and his wife Molley Buckefield, who died in 1801. The west line, from north to south, includes (c) Richard Kemm, who died in 1816, and his wife Hester, who died in 1842; and (d) Lydia Kemm, whose date of death is not readable.
Local climate
Group of 4 Kemm Monuments in Churchyard, 2 Metres South of South Aisle, Church of St George receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% 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 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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