Three Monuments in the Churchyard Between 1 and 8 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. Monuments.
Three Monuments in the Churchyard Between 1 and 8 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- knotted-corner-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- Monuments
- OS grid reference
- ST 826 567
- Coordinates
- 51.30974, -2.25068
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description covers a group of three chest tombs located in the churchyard, positioned between 1 and 8 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Mary. These tombs date from the 18th century and are made of limestone.
The northernmost tomb is dedicated to Jeffery Blanchard, who died in 1746. It features two fielded panels, quarter balusters, and a fluted frieze on its flat top. The next tomb to the south commemorates Thomas Stevens, who died in 1742, and includes two fielded panels adorned with egg and dart mouldings, quarter balusters, and a moulded cornice on its flat top. The southernmost tomb is likely from the early 18th century and has circular raised panels, pilasters with scrolled carving, and a moulded cornice leading to a cyma-moulded flat top, though the inscription on it is illegible.
Local climate
Three Monuments in the Churchyard Between 1 and 8 Metres South of Nave of Church of St Mary receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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