Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, C4m East of the Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1987. Monument.
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, C4m East of the Chancel
- WRENN ID
- proud-thatch-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1987
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, C4m East of the Chancel, Sherborne
- OS grid reference
- SP 169 147
- Coordinates
- 51.83081, -1.75603
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an unidentified chest tomb located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, approximately 4 meters east of the chancel. It is made of limestone and dates from the early to mid-18th century. The tomb features a moulded plinth and an illegible inscription plaque on the north side. At the top of the inscription, there is a winged cherub's head, flanked by foliate decoration. The sides have marginal panels adorned with floral designs and ribbon ties at the top, while the ends display fielded panels. The tomb is capped with a moulded margin and stepped upper capping stones.
Local climate
Unidentified Monument in the Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, C4m East of the Chancel receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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