Three Monuments in the Churchyard Between 21 and 28 Metres West of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 1987. A C18 Monument.
Three Monuments in the Churchyard Between 21 and 28 Metres West of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- tattered-finial-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 November 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 913 519
- Coordinates
- 51.26622, -2.12484
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Three chest tombs located in the churchyard between 21 and 28 metres west of the Church of St James, dating from the late 18th century and made of limestone. The easternmost tomb features a plinth, two raised panels on the main sides, and a recessed central panel adorned with a cherub and drapery. It has quarter balusters at the corners, a cornice above a pulvinated frieze, and a moulded flat top; it commemorates John Smith, who died in 1778. The two tombs further to the west include the southern one, which has a fielded oval panel on the main sides surrounded by an egg and dart moulded frame, cherubs in the spandrels, and carved drapery on the side pilasters. It also features quarter balusters and a cornice above a fluted frieze and moulded flat top, with a partly illegible inscription that includes the date 1777. The northern tomb has a plinth, two shaped panels on the main sides, and a central semi-circular headed panel with a bas-relief carving of a standing female figure. It is supported by reeded pilasters and has a weathered top held up by four free-standing columns; this tomb is for Rebecca Brownjohn, who died in 1809.
Local climate
Three Monuments in the Churchyard Between 21 and 28 Metres West of Church of St James receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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