Harris and Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 1 to 3 Metres South West of Porch, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 December 1986. A C18 Monument.
Harris and Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 1 to 3 Metres South West of Porch, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- moated-gallery-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 December 1986
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 827 862
- Coordinates
- 51.57506, -2.24978
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Harris and unidentified monument is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, positioned 1 to 3 meters south-west of the porch. These two chest tombs date from the late 18th century and are made of limestone. The Harris monument, which is the closer of the two at 1 meter away, has an earliest date of 1780. Its south side features floral drops at the angle pilasters and two inscription panels framed by Rococo cartouches, which include winged putti in the spandrels, along with elegant Roman and italic lettering. The north side displays lozenge panels with eroded lettering. The monument has a moulded plinth, a cornice, and a cyma recta moulded slab. The unidentified monument, located 3 meters away, has end panels designed as single blocks to mimic balusters. Its south side includes a panel with shallow relief chalices framed by willow branches and eroded lettering. This tomb also has a moulded plinth and a cyma recta moulded slab. At the time of the last survey in May 1986, the tomb was noted to be collapsing.
Local climate
Harris and Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard, 1 to 3 Metres South West of Porch, 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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