Five Table Tombs in Churchyard of Parish Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1976. Memorial tombs.
Five Table Tombs in Churchyard of Parish Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- gentle-portal-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1976
- Type
- Memorial tombs
- Address
- Five Table Tombs in Churchyard of Parish Church of St James, Church Street, Trowbridge
- OS grid reference
- ST 856 581
- Coordinates
- 51.32185, -2.20762
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The five table tombs in the churchyard of the Parish Church of St James date from the late 18th century to the 19th century and serve as memorials.
The first tomb is that of Thomas Helliker, erected in 1876, commemorating a young man who was hanged during the Chartist riots in 1803. The second tomb, located immediately south of the Helliker tomb, dates to around 1800 and features weathered memorial tablets. The third tomb, situated to the north-west of the north porch, has early 19th-century quarter balusters at its corners, with weathered memorial tablets. The fourth tomb is located to the west of the north-west corner of the church and also features early 19th-century quarter balusters and weathered memorial tablets. The fifth tomb, belonging to Jacob Roberts and located to the south of the church's rear boundary wall, is a late 18th-century table tomb with engaged Doric columns at its corners; Jacob Roberts died in 1784.
These tombs, along with the Parish Church of St James, the Old Vestry Rooms, and several properties on Church Walk and Fore Street, form a significant group of historical interest.
Local climate
Five Table Tombs in Churchyard of Parish Church of St James receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% 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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