Row of Four Lawrence Family Monuments in Churchyard About 10 Metres North East of Chancel of Church of St Laurence is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1987. Tomb monuments.

Row of Four Lawrence Family Monuments in Churchyard About 10 Metres North East of Chancel of Church of St Laurence

WRENN ID
empty-stone-crow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 November 1987
Type
Tomb monuments
OS grid reference
SU 020 753
Coordinates
51.47711, -1.97231
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a row of four chest tombs belonging to the Lawrence family, located in the churchyard about 10 meters northeast of the chancel of the Church of St Laurence. The monuments date from the late 18th century to the early 19th century and are made of ashlar.

Starting from the north, the first monument is to William Lawrence, a low plain tomb with a slab top and an inscription noting his death in 178-. The second is the Richard Lawrence monument from the early 19th century, featuring baluster angles, slab sides, and a low relief oval plaque on the south side commemorating Richard Lawrence, who died in 1812. The third monument is for Mary Lawrence, also from the early 19th century, with similar baluster angles and slab sides, and an inscription on the south side noting her death in 1801, along with floral drops on each side. The fourth monument is another William Lawrence tomb from the early 19th century, which has baluster angles, slab sides, and two plain plaques on the south side, one of which is inscribed to William Lawrence, who died in 1834.

Local climate

Row of Four Lawrence Family Monuments in Churchyard About 10 Metres North East of Chancel of Church of St Laurence receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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