Three Telling and Parker Monuments in the Churchyard, 4 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1987. Monuments.
Three Telling and Parker Monuments in the Churchyard, 4 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- dusted-rampart-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1987
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- SU 009 911
- Coordinates
- 51.61937, -1.98726
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The three Telling and Parker monuments are located in the churchyard, 4 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Leonard. These chest tombs date from the late 18th century and are made of limestone. The westernmost tomb is for Susannah Telling, featuring angle pilasters and single panels on the sides with incised Roman and italic lettering, a moulded base, and a cyma recta moulded slab. The second tomb is for Mary Parker, dated 1785, and also has angle pilasters and single panels, with the southern panel adorned with shallow relief putti and vine tendrils, along with incised Roman lettering. Its base is sunk, and it has a cyma recta moulded slab. The third tomb belongs to the Telling family, featuring angle pilasters and single panels, with the southern panel similarly decorated with shallow relief putti and vine tendrils, and incised Roman lettering for Henry and William Telling. It has a moulded base and a cyma recta moulded slab.
Local climate
Three Telling and Parker Monuments in the Churchyard, 4 Metres South East of Chancel, Church of St Leonard receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% 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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