Pair of Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 1-2 Metres South of South Aisle is a Grade II listed building in the Cheltenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1987. A C17 Monuments.
Pair of Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 1-2 Metres South of South Aisle
- WRENN ID
- grey-bailey-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheltenham
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury MP: Cameron Thomas (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1987
- Type
- Monuments
- Address
- Pair of Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 1-2 Metres South of South Aisle, Mill Street, Prestbury
- OS grid reference
- SO 970 239
- Coordinates
- 51.91433, -2.04501
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of 17th-century chest tombs located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, approximately 1 to 2 metres south of the south aisle. They are made of limestone. The tomb closest to the porch is dedicated to John Sm---- and features a plain inscription plaque on the south side, which is almost illegible, flanked by panels with flat-chamfered margins. It has a thick capping. The other chest tomb, located about 4 metres to the northeast, is unidentified. The south side of this tomb is now badly eroded, while the north side is partially eroded and has an oval inscription plaque that is not legible. Both tombs are adorned with carved roses in the spandrels, large cherubs' heads on either side, and decorative brackets with acanthus motifs below each face. They also have lyre-shaped ends with cartouche-like plaques and thick capping with a moulded margin.
Local climate
Pair of Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary Circa 1-2 Metres South of South Aisle receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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