Four Monuments in the Churchyard, 2 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1987. Chest tomb.
Four Monuments in the Churchyard, 2 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-merlon-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 957 862
- Coordinates
- 51.5753, -2.06319
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Four chest tombs are located in the churchyard, 2 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Giles. These tombs date from the early to late 18th century and are made of limestone. They are lettered from north to south and east to west.
The first tomb, from 1758, features angle pilasters and advanced central panels. The southern panel is framed by a rococo cartouche, although the lettering has eroded. It has winged putti at the west end and palm decoration with rocaille at the east end, along with a moulded base and a cyma recta moulded slab.
The second and third tombs, both from the early 18th century, have lyre-shaped end panels adorned with foliage and scrolled fronds that frame the central inscription panels on the sides. They each have a moulded base and a cavetto-moulded slab.
The fourth tomb, from the late 18th century, features angle and central pilasters and two shield-shaped panels on each side with leaf decoration in the spandrels. It includes an open bible and winged putti at the east end, along with a moulded base and a cyma recta moulded slab.
Local climate
Four Monuments in the Churchyard, 2 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Giles receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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