Group of Five Monuments at South East Corner of Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. Monument.
Group of Five Monuments at South East Corner of Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Group of Five Monuments at South East Corner of Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas, High Street, Bromham
- OS grid reference
- ST 963 651
- Coordinates
- 51.38552, -2.05419
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of five chest tombs from the 18th century is located at the southeast corner of the churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas. Four of the tombs are arranged in a row, with one positioned to the east.
The first tomb is an unidentified memorial from the early to mid-18th century, featuring low relief arches that frame plaques with pendant keystones and imposts. It has fluted pilasters at the centers and angles, an oval plaque at the west end, and a plain plaque on the north side. The tomb has a moulded base and cornice, with a pulvinated frieze that is broken forward over the pilasters.
The second tomb is also an unidentified memorial from the mid-18th century. It has two raised circular plaques on each side, a fielded panelled center, and angle piers. Like the first, it has a moulded base and cornice with a pulvinated frieze that is broken forward over the piers.
The third tomb, dating around 1800, features a slightly recessed center with angle piers, a moulded base and cornice, and a fluted frieze that is broken forward over the plaques. The angle piers on the north side have oval paterae, and the center pier has a floral drop.
The fourth tomb is a memorial to Walter Gaby Breach, who died in 1817. This early 19th-century tomb has a slightly recessed fluted center and angle piers, a moulded base and cornice, and a fluted frieze that is broken forward over the plaques.
The fifth tomb is another unidentified memorial from the early 18th century, featuring low relief arches that frame plaques with pendant keystones and imposts, a panelled center, and angle piers. It has an oval plaque at the west end and a moulded base and capstone.
Local climate
Group of Five Monuments at South East Corner of Churchyard of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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