Group of 4 Richmond and Associated Monuments in Churchyard 16 Metres East of East Wall of North Chapel, Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1986. A 17th to 19th century Monuments.
Group of 4 Richmond and Associated Monuments in Churchyard 16 Metres East of East Wall of North Chapel, Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- ragged-merlon-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1986
- Type
- Monuments
- Period
- 17th to 19th century
- OS grid reference
- SU 042 944
- Coordinates
- 51.64838, -1.94068
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A group of four chest tombs is located in the churchyard, 16 meters east of the east wall of the north chapel of the Church of the Holy Cross. These tombs date from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries and are made of limestone.
From north to south, the tombs are as follows: a) An unidentified tomb with a moulded and inscribed table on a plain slab box. b) An unidentified tomb featuring a chamfered table and a plain slab box. c) An 18th-century unidentified tomb with a wide cyma moulded table; the north side has incised oval panels without inscriptions, and the end is inscribed with "B.R." d) The last tomb, dated 1690, belongs to Oliffe Richmond. It has a heavy moulded table, with the sides panelled with gadrooning and a central roundel. The relief end panels feature an inscription, initials, and the date.
Local climate
Group of 4 Richmond and Associated Monuments in Churchyard 16 Metres East of East Wall of North Chapel, Church of the Holy Cross 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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