Pair of Kemm Monuments in Churchyard, Against East Wall of Chancel, Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. Chest tombs.
Pair of Kemm Monuments in Churchyard, Against East Wall of Chancel, Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- hollow-pilaster-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Chest tombs
- Address
- Pair of Kemm Monuments in Churchyard, Against East Wall of Chancel, Church of St George, Ogbourne St. George
- OS grid reference
- SU 195 746
- Coordinates
- 51.47085, -1.71957
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
In the churchyard of the Church of St. George, there are two 18th-century Kemm monuments located against the east wall of the chancel. These are both chest tombs made of limestone. The northern tomb features a rounded-edged table with plain sides and lightly incised ornamentation dedicated to James Kemm. The southern tomb is a low, plain table with overturned sides. The dates on both monuments are illegible.
Local climate
Pair of Kemm Monuments in Churchyard, Against East Wall of Chancel, Church of St George receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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