Three Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 12 Metres South of South East Angle of Nave of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1988. Monument.
Three Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 12 Metres South of South East Angle of Nave of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- slow-alcove-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 799 609
- Coordinates
- 51.34733, -2.28955
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are three unidentified chest tombs located in the churchyard about 12 meters south of the southeast corner of the nave of the Church of St Nicholas. These tombs date from the mid to late 18th century and are made of ashlar stone.
The first tomb, located to the west, features a fluted center with angle pilasters, a moulded cornice that is broken forward over the pilasters, and two plaques on each side with segmental heads, pendant keystones, and pilaster sides. It has an inscription dedicated to (?) Sarah Cottle.
The second tomb is similar to the first but includes a pulvinated frieze and fielded panels on the center and angle piers.
The third tomb is situated about 2 meters southeast of the second. It has two shield plaques on each side, a fielded center, angle piers, and a moulded cornice that is broken forward over the piers.
Local climate
Three Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 12 Metres South of South East Angle of Nave of Church of St Nicholas receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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