Ball and Mitchell Monuments in the Churchyard Between 19 and 22 Metres North of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1988. Tombs.
Ball and Mitchell Monuments in the Churchyard Between 19 and 22 Metres North of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- twisted-attic-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 1988
- Type
- Tombs
- OS grid reference
- ST 906 571
- Coordinates
- 51.31331, -2.1355
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ball and Mitchell monuments are two chest tombs located in the churchyard, between 19 and 22 meters north of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. These tombs date from the late 18th century and are made of limestone. They share a similar design featuring two shield-shaped fielded panels. The Mitchell tomb is adorned with fielded and fluted pilasters, while the Ball tomb has foliage-carved pilasters, both topped with moulded flat surfaces. The inscription on the Mitchell tomb is partly illegible, whereas the Ball tomb commemorates George Ball, who died in 1778.
Local climate
Ball and Mitchell Monuments in the Churchyard Between 19 and 22 Metres North of Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more 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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Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
- 1 Ball and Two Unidentified Monuments, Immediately South of Church in Churchyard of Church of St John the Baptist
- 2 John Mitchell Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter Circa 3 Metres South of the South West Corner of the Nave
- 3 Mitchell Monument in Churchyard About 1 Metre West of Goodyer Monument South South East of Church of St Thomas
- 4 Pair of Mitchell Chest Tombs About 3 Metres North East of the Chancel of the Church of St Mary
- 5 Two Unidentified Monuments,About 3m North-North-East of Parslow Monument in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin
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- Granary at the Manor House
- 1 3, Church Street
- Stables and Shelter Shed at Manor Farm
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