Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 16 Metres South of Choir Vestry, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1988. A Late 18th century Monument.
Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 16 Metres South of Choir Vestry, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- tired-footing-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1988
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Late 18th century
- OS grid reference
- SU 014 541
- Coordinates
- 51.2862, -1.98096
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a late 18th-century chest tomb located in the churchyard, approximately 16 meters south of the choir vestry of the Church of St Mary. It is made of limestone and features a hipped table design. The tomb has panelled ends and central pilasters, with an entablature that divides raised shields. The inscription on the tomb has not been read.
Local climate
Unidentified Monument in Churchyard, Approximately 16 Metres South of Choir Vestry, Church of St Mary receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 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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