Springford Memorial in the Churchyard About 1 Metre North of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1985. Memorial.

Springford Memorial in the Churchyard About 1 Metre North of Chancel of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
dim-alcove-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 February 1985
Type
Memorial
OS grid reference
ST 903 637
Coordinates
51.37261, -2.14072
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Springford Memorial is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, about 1 metre north of the chancel of the Church of St. Michael. It dates from the late 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features two octagonal fielded panels with cherubs on either side, and a central panel adorned with finely carved naturalistic foliage. The corners have intricately carved quarter balusters, and the end panels are also octagonal with cherubs. The memorial includes a plinth and a grooved frieze with rosettes beneath a corniced and bevelled top. It commemorates Sarah Springford, who died in 1780.

Local climate

Springford Memorial in the Churchyard About 1 Metre North of Chancel of Church of St Michael 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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