Group of 5 Monuments in the Churchyard, 5 to 7 Metres South and South East of Chancel, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 December 1986. Monuments.
Group of 5 Monuments in the Churchyard, 5 to 7 Metres South and South East of Chancel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- still-transept-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 December 1986
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- ST 828 862
- Coordinates
- 51.57509, -2.24956
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of five chest tombs is located in the churchyard, 5 to 7 meters south and southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Mary. These tombs date from the early to late 18th century and are made of limestone.
The first tomb, from the mid-18th century, features floral angle pilasters and raised and fielded panels on the south side that frame an inscription panel, topped with an egg-and-dart frieze. The north side had collapsed by the time of the last survey in May 1986. It has a moulded plinth and a cyma recta moulded cornice on the slab.
The second tomb, also from the mid-18th century, includes angle balusters and floral sprays that frame raised and fielded inscription panels on both the south and north sides. It has bead-and-reel moulding on the cornice and a cyma recta moulded slab with a gadrooned edge, though the slab shows signs of weather decay.
The third tomb, dating to the early 18th century, features floral sprays on the angle pilasters and large inscription panels on each side, adorned with swagged decoration that is badly decayed. The slab is deeply projecting and exhibits weather erosion.
The fourth tomb, from the mid-18th century, has angle and central pilasters that create two moulded inscription panels, each topped with a single patera. It also has a deeply projecting cyma recta moulded slab.
The fifth tomb, dating to the late 18th century, has end panels designed to simulate balusters, with two panels on each side: an oval panel on the south and a square panel with cut-away corners on the north. The slab is cyma recta moulded and shows slight weathering.
Local climate
Group of 5 Monuments in the Churchyard, 5 to 7 Metres South and South East of Chancel, Church of St Mary 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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