Mansell Monument in the Churchyard, 1 Metre South of Chancel, Church of St Leonard is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1987. Monument.
Mansell Monument in the Churchyard, 1 Metre South of Chancel, Church of St Leonard
- WRENN ID
- haunted-beam-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 009 911
- Coordinates
- 51.61936, -1.98743
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Mansell monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 1 metre south of the chancel of the Church of St Leonard. It dates from the early 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features lyre-shaped end panels with deeply moulded volutes and cartouches. The south side panel is ornately decorated with putti holding open drapery that reveals an inscription, along with additional putti holding books. The lettering is eroded and incised in italic style. The north side has further volutes and a central blank panel. The monument has a chamfered base and slab.
Local climate
Mansell Monument in the Churchyard, 1 Metre South of Chancel, Church of St Leonard 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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