Group of Three Monuments in the Churchyard, 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Michael and All Angels is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1987. Monument.
Group of Three Monuments in the Churchyard, 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Michael and All Angels
- WRENN ID
- first-footing-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Group of Three Monuments in the Churchyard, 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Michael and All Angels, SN15 5AX
- OS grid reference
- SU 013 844
- Coordinates
- 51.55851, -1.98248
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description covers a group of three chest tombs located in the churchyard, 4 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Michael and All Angels. These monuments date from the late 18th century and are made of limestone, featuring inscriptions oriented north to south and east to west.
The first tomb belongs to the Coster family and includes angle balusters and oval inscription panels on the sides and ends. The north side displays shallow relief putti and ringed drapery drops at the top corners, along with deep incised Roman lettering. The south side was collapsed at the time of the last survey in July 1986. It has a moulded base and a cyma recta moulded slab.
The second tomb is for the Goddard family, dated 1777. It is a plain rectangular chest with incised Roman lettering on the sides and a cyma recta moulded slab.
The third tomb is for the Clark family, dated 1799. It features angle balusters and shallow relief floral sprays at the corners of each side panel, with incised Roman lettering and a cyma recta moulded slab.
Local climate
Group of Three Monuments in the Churchyard, 4 Metres South of Chancel, Church of St Michael and All Angels 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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