Two Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard, 3 and 12 Metres North of Nave of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. Tomb.
Two Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard, 3 and 12 Metres North of Nave of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- narrow-moat-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- ST 832 647
- Coordinates
- 51.38196, -2.24195
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two unidentified monuments located in the churchyard, 3 and 12 metres north of the nave of the Church of St James. These are chest tombs dating from the mid to late 18th century, made of limestone. The southern tomb features a high raised circular panel adorned with enriched egg and dart moulding on the south side, along with rectangular fielded panels on the north and end panels. It has a pulvinated frieze with scrolled decoration and a moulded flat top. There is a partly illegible inscription that includes the date 1739. The northern tomb is partly sunken and has two beaded panels, fielded pilasters with rosettes, and a pulvinated frieze leading to a flat top, with shield-shaped panels on the north side. This tomb also has an illegible inscription.
Local climate
Two Unidentified Monuments in the Churchyard, 3 and 12 Metres North of Nave of Church of St James receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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