Group of 5 Monuments in the Churchyard, 12 to 14 Metres North West of Lychgate, Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 December 1986. Tomb.

Group of 5 Monuments in the Churchyard, 12 to 14 Metres North West of Lychgate, Church of the Holy Cross

WRENN ID
lone-barrel-magpie
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 December 1986
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
ST 853 860
Coordinates
51.5727, -2.21228
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A group of five chest tombs located in the churchyard, 12 to 14 meters north-west of the lychgate at the Church of the Holy Cross, dating from the late 18th century. They are made of limestone and are lettered from north to south and east to west.

The first tomb is unidentified and features two raised and fielded panels on each side with eroded lettering, a moulded plinth, and a cyma recta moulded slab. The second tomb belongs to the Rice family and has angle balusters, two inscription panels on each side separated by a fluted pilaster, with incised lettering in italic and Roman script on the south panels. It also has a moulded plinth, a fluted frieze to the cornice, and a cyma recta moulded slab.

The third tomb is unidentified and includes panelled angle pilasters, two raised and fielded panels on each side, with the north panels shaped like shields and lozenge panels on the ends. It has a moulded plinth and a cyma recta moulded slab. The fourth tomb is also unidentified, featuring panelled angle pilasters, two raised and fielded panels on each side, with the south panels shaped like shields and lozenge panels on the ends. It has a moulded plinth and a cyma recta moulded slab, although the north side was collapsing and the slab was fragmenting at the time of resurvey in June 1986.

The fifth tomb is unidentified and has angle balusters with raised and fielded panels on the sides and ends, along with a moulded plinth and a cyma recta moulded slab.

Local climate

Group of 5 Monuments in the Churchyard, 12 to 14 Metres North West of Lychgate, Church of the Holy Cross receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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