Three Monuments in Churchyard East and North East of Chancel of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 February 1988. Monument.
Three Monuments in Churchyard East and North East of Chancel of Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-transept-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 February 1988
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Three Monuments in Churchyard East and North East of Chancel of Church of All Saints, High Street, Sutton Benger
- OS grid reference
- ST 947 787
- Coordinates
- 51.50748, -2.07723
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Three chest tombs located in the churchyard east and north-east of the chancel of the Church of All Saints date from the 18th and early 19th centuries and are made of ashlar.
The first tomb, situated about 8 meters east of the chancel, is an unidentified early 18th-century monument featuring two sunk panels on each side, one at each end, and a moulded capstone.
The second tomb, approximately 2 meters north-east of the chancel, is the Lanfear monument, dating around 1845. This tomb is also made of ashlar and has black and red coloring. It features flattened lyre ends, a low relief classical sarcophagus, and heavy scrolls. The north side has a single plaque, while the south side has two plaques with an urn in a niche and a descending dove between them.
The third tomb, located about 4 meters north of the Lanfear monument, is the Messiter monument from the later 18th century. It has two raised plaques on each side, baluster angles, and similar flat balusters on the inner side of the plaques. The center of this tomb features a carved flower in a vase, with a moulded base and cornice that includes a fluted frieze. The inscription commemorates Thomas Messiter, who died in 1783.
Local climate
Three Monuments in Churchyard East and North East of Chancel of Church of All Saints receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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