Group of 5 Chest Tombs Close to South Wall of South Chapel of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. Tomb. 1 related planning application.
Group of 5 Chest Tombs Close to South Wall of South Chapel of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- grim-latch-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Group of 5 Chest Tombs Close to South Wall of South Chapel of Church of St Andrew, Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HP
- OS grid reference
- ST 922 732
- Coordinates
- 51.45776, -2.11234
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of five chest tombs located close to the south wall of the south chapel of the Church of St Andrew in Chippenham. They date from the 18th century and consist of one row of three tombs with a pair situated to the east.
The first tomb, approximately 2 meters from the wall, features a plinth, a cyma-moulded flat top, a cornice, and an entablature. It has shields with ogee bases at each end and two on the sides, which are highlighted by pilasters with raised and fielded panels. The second tomb, about 4 meters from the wall, is similar in design. The third tomb, located around 7 meters from the wall, also shares this design but includes foliate carving on the pilasters. The fourth tomb, also approximately 7 meters from the wall and situated to the east, is similar in style. The fifth tomb, located about 9 meters from the wall toward the east and associated with the Prior family, is similar but features formal flower carving on the central pilaster.
Local climate
Group of 5 Chest Tombs Close to South Wall of South Chapel of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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