Two Thomas Monuments, About 15 Metres South of Nave in Churchyard of Church of St Swithin is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Tomb.
Two Thomas Monuments, About 15 Metres South of Nave in Churchyard of Church of St Swithin
- WRENN ID
- long-outpost-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 148 038
- Coordinates
- 51.7336, -1.78649
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The two Thomas monuments are located about 15 meters south of the nave in the churchyard of the Church of St. Swithin. These are both bale tombs, with Elinor Thomas's tomb dating from 1685 to the south and William Thomas's tomb from 1677 to the north. They are made of limestone.
Elinor Thomas's tomb features a spiral bale top with fan ends, set on a moulded capping and plinth. The sides are plain, with recessed end panels that include an inscription on the west side and the initials "ET" on the east side.
William Thomas's tomb also has a spiral bale top, but with a concave end that displays a cherub head and wings on the west side, and a mask in a flat surround on the east side, all on a moulded capping and plinth. The lyre ends include a wreathed oval panel with rosettes on the east side, and the well-preserved west end features a head and wings above a small oval panel in a carved surround, adorned with vigorous acanthus and floral decoration. The sides are recessed with deep moulding, and the north side has hanging drapery flanking the inscription. Both tombs are set together on a surround of headstones, which are likely mainly from the 19th century.
Local climate
Two Thomas Monuments, About 15 Metres South of Nave in Churchyard of Church of St Swithin 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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