Group of 4 Carter Monuments and Associated Headstones, in Churchyard 15 Metres North East of North Chancel Chapel. Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. Monuments.
Group of 4 Carter Monuments and Associated Headstones, in Churchyard 15 Metres North East of North Chancel Chapel. Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- roaming-hinge-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1986
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- SU 041 944
- Coordinates
- 51.64848, -1.94075
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of four Carter monuments and associated headstones is located in the churchyard, 15 meters northeast of the north chancel chapel of the Church of the Holy Cross. The chest tomb, dating from the early 19th century, is made of limestone and features a moulded table with a reeded fascia. The side panels are inscribed and have light relief carvings, separated by recessed corner balusters, and the tomb has a moulded base. It commemorates John Carter, who died in 1809, and his wife Mary, who died in 1801. To the north of this tomb are three headstones from the late 17th to early 18th century, which are deeply carved with putti and baroque ornamentation, though their inscriptions are illegible. A fourth headstone, dated 1796, is dedicated to Hannah Dowdeswell and is included for its group value.
Local climate
Group of 4 Carter Monuments and Associated Headstones, in Churchyard 15 Metres North East of North Chancel Chapel. Church of the Holy Cross receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% 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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