Two Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 6 Metres North of Chancel 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.
Two Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 6 Metres North of Chancel of Church of the Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- distant-fireplace-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 April 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 944 609
- Coordinates
- 51.34752, -2.08153
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two unidentified monuments are located in the churchyard about 6 meters north of the chancel of the Church of the Holy Cross. These are two similar chest tombs from the early 18th century, made of ashlar stone. Each tomb features sunk fielded panels on each side, with fluted centers and angles, as well as a moulded base and cornice. The west end panels display armorial designs, although the panel on the north monument is set upside down. Both monuments have an east end decoration of a skull, spear, and bones trophy. The north monument includes a pulvinated frieze, while the south monument has an inscription dedicated to John D----.
Local climate
Two Unidentified Monuments in Churchyard About 6 Metres North of Chancel 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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