Two Monuments in Churchyard North East of Porch of Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. Monument.

Two Monuments in Churchyard North East of Porch of Church of the Holy Cross

WRENN ID
keen-solder-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 April 1987
Type
Monument
Address
Two Monuments in Churchyard North East of Porch of Church of the Holy Cross, Church Lane, Seend
OS grid reference
ST 944 609
Coordinates
51.34752, -2.08167
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Two chest tombs from the 18th century are located in the churchyard northeast of the porch of the Church of the Holy Cross. The first tomb, an unidentified early 18th-century monument, features two fielded plaques on each side, foliate scroll decoration at the center and on the angle piers, along with a moulded base and capstone. The second tomb is dedicated to John Heritage and dates from the later 18th century. It has a projecting center on the north side with a raised framed oval plaque, fielded panels on each side, and chamfered angles adorned with floral drops. The south side includes a rectangular framed plaque with fielded panels on each side, inscribed with details about John Heritage Sr, who died in 1779, and Jonathan Heritage, who died around 1766.

Local climate

Two Monuments in Churchyard North East of Porch of Church of the Holy Cross receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 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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