Group of 5 Monuments About 4 1/2 Metres South of South East Corner of South Transept in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Monument group.
Group of 5 Monuments About 4 1/2 Metres South of South East Corner of South Transept in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- noble-copper-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Monument group
- OS grid reference
- SP 117 000
- Coordinates
- 51.69897, -1.83188
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This group of five monuments is located about 4.5 meters south of the southeast corner of the south transept in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin in Maiseyhampton. The group includes two chest tombs to the east and three headstones to the west, all made of limestone.
The southern chest tomb is dedicated to Henry Lane, who died in 1820. It features a moulded plinth and capping on a tall double base, with a plain frieze. The ends are plain with incised moulding, and reeded side strips turn the corners to form reeded pilasters flanking raised side panels with low relief decoration on the south side and a fielded panel on the north. The tomb has a three-step tent top.
The northern chest tomb is unidentified and dates to 1797. It has a moulded plinth and capping, with a plain frieze. There is a cartouche on the west end, a plain east end, and a low relief surround on the sides with an inscription on the north side. The small bale top has panelled decoration and fluted concave ends.
The three headstones, from left to right, include: 1) a plain small stone inscribed "JE 1775 / EE 1780"; 2) a slightly larger stone featuring a central cherub head, an hourglass to the right, and a device, likely a book, to the left, with the inscription now obliterated, probably dating from the late 18th century; and 3) a large stone topped with a winged cherub and an elaborate low relief surround, with an indecipherable inscription, likely from the mid to late 18th century.
Local climate
Group of 5 Monuments About 4 1/2 Metres South of South East Corner of South Transept in Churchyard of Church of St Mary the Virgin 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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