Kemp Monument South East of Gateway to Churchyard of Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. Monument.
Kemp Monument South East of Gateway to Churchyard of Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Kemp Monument South East of Gateway to Churchyard of Church of the Holy Cross, Church Lane, Seend
- OS grid reference
- ST 944 609
- Coordinates
- 51.34767, -2.08177
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Kemp monument, located south-east of the gateway to the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross, is a chest tomb from the early 19th century. It is constructed of ashlar and features two plaques on each side, with vase baluster angles. The monument has a moulded base and cornice, along with a fluted frieze. The north side has a decipherable date of 1827, while the south side bears an inscription commemorating Jane Kemp, who died in 1862.
Local climate
Kemp Monument South East of Gateway to Churchyard of Church of the Holy Cross 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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