White Family Monument in the Churchyard, Hard Against the South Porch, Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1987. Monument.
White Family Monument in the Churchyard, Hard Against the South Porch, Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- stony-quartz-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 July 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- White Family Monument in the Churchyard, Hard Against the South Porch, Church of the Holy Cross, Church Lane, Hankerton
- OS grid reference
- ST 972 907
- Coordinates
- 51.61554, -2.04099
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The White family monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross, positioned close to the south porch. It dates from 1744 and is made of limestone, surrounded by wrought iron railings. The tomb features gadrooned angle balusters and coved panels on either side, with incised Roman and italic lettering on the south side only. It has a chamfered base and slab, which includes an inscribed copper plaque. The enclosure is defined by simple lance railings.
Local climate
White Family Monument in the Churchyard, Hard Against the South Porch, Church of the Holy Cross receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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