Vines Monument in Churchyard About 8 Metres South of South East Angle of Chancel of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1987. Tomb.
Vines Monument in Churchyard About 8 Metres South of South East Angle of Chancel of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- dim-brick-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 November 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 980 824
- Coordinates
- 51.54098, -2.03008
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Vines monument, located in the churchyard about 8 meters south of the southeast angle of the chancel of the Church of St James, is a chest tomb from the late 18th century. It is made of ashlar stone and features a fielded plaque on the south side, which is set within a decorated border and flanked by carved scrolls. The monument has baluster angles and a moulded cornice with a pulvinated frieze that projects over the plaque. There is also a fielded plaque on the north side. The inscription commemorates Benjamin Vines, who died in 1776.
Local climate
Vines Monument in Churchyard About 8 Metres South of South East Angle of Chancel of Church of St James receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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