Two Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 2 Metres East of South East Angle of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. Monument.
Two Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 2 Metres East of South East Angle of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- leaning-quoin-onyx
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 995 585
- Coordinates
- 51.32594, -2.00759
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two chest tombs from the late 18th century are located about 2 meters east of the southeast angle of the Church of St Mary in the churchyard. The first tomb features slab sides with two incised plaques on each side, a fluted frieze, and a moulded capstone. The second tomb has a large oval plaque bordered on the north side, adorned with cherub heads in the spandrels, draped urns on each side, and husk drops on the angle piers. It also includes a moulded base and cornice with a fluted frieze. The south side of this tomb displays two plaques with a drapery drop between them, as well as fluted angle piers with oval paterae.
Local climate
Two Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 2 Metres East of South East Angle of Church of St Mary receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% 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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