Skeate and Adjacent Monument in Churchyard South East of Lady Chapel, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Monument.
Skeate and Adjacent Monument in Churchyard South East of Lady Chapel, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- sacred-arch-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Skeate and Adjacent Monument in Churchyard South East of Lady Chapel, Church of St Mary, Chandlers Lane, Bishops Cannings
- OS grid reference
- SU 037 641
- Coordinates
- 51.37654, -1.94697
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Skeate and the adjacent monument are two chest tombs located in the churchyard southeast of the Lady Chapel at the Church of St Mary. They date from the 18th to early 19th century and are made of limestone. The tomb to the east, dating around 1830, features a moulded and hipped table with side panels that have fluted tops between recessed pilasters, and a central floral scroll. The end pilasters are incised, and it is dedicated to William Skeate, although the date is not visible. The tomb to the west has a corniced table with recessed corner pilasters and a central draped urn in relief between the side panels, but the inscription is illegible.
Local climate
Skeate and Adjacent Monument in Churchyard South East of Lady Chapel, 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 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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