Three Monuments in Churchyard About 2 Metres West of West Door of Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. Monument.

Three Monuments in Churchyard About 2 Metres West of West Door of Church of the Holy Cross

WRENN ID
hidden-turret-cedar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 April 1987
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
ST 943 609
Coordinates
51.34731, -2.08186
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Three monuments in the churchyard, located about 2 meters west of the west door of the Church of the Holy Cross, are a group of three chest tombs from the early to mid-18th century, made of ashlar stone.

The first tomb, dating around 1700, features elaborate foliate scroll decorations on the north side cartouche and the angle piers. It has a moulded base and cornice, with an oval plaque on the south side adorned with foliate scrolls on either side. The west end displays an eternal snake device within a scrolled surround, while the east end is decorated with a cherub head and an umbrella.

The second tomb, from the early 18th century, includes two plaques on each side set in arched frames with decorated spandrels. It has central and angle pilasters, a moulded base and cornice that breaks forward over the piers. The west end features a skull and bones along with an hourglass.

The third tomb, dating to the mid-18th century, has two shield plaques on each side, with cherub heads below and foliate scrolls above. It also has centre and angle piers decorated with foliate scrolls, a moulded base and cornice that breaks forward over the piers, and cartouches at the ends. The north side bears an inscription commemorating Wyatt, who died in 1789.

Local climate

Three Monuments in Churchyard About 2 Metres West of West Door of Church of the Holy Cross 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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