Carter Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres North of North Wall, Church of St Sampson is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 November 1976. Chest tomb.
Carter Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres North of North Wall, Church of St Sampson
- WRENN ID
- south-gable-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 November 1976
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SU 099 935
- Coordinates
- 51.64066, -1.8578
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Carter monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard, 4 metres north of the north wall of the Church of St. Sampson. It dates from the 18th century and is made of limestone. The tomb features a moulded table and base, fluted end pilasters, and carved scrollwork on the side panels, with cherub heads depicted on the north side. It commemorates E. Carter, who died in 1779.
Local climate
Carter Monument in Churchyard, 4 Metres North of North Wall, Church of St Sampson receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer 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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- Orthostatic Wall on North Side of Churchyard, Against Bath Road
- 3, Church Lane
- Orthostatic Wall to Front Garden of Gatehouse
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