Pair of Stephens Monuments, in the Churchyard of Church of St Mary, C9m North of the Nave is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1987. Tomb.
Pair of Stephens Monuments, in the Churchyard of Church of St Mary, C9m North of the Nave
- WRENN ID
- sombre-rubblework-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Pair of Stephens Monuments, in the Churchyard of Church of St Mary, C9m North of the Nave, Sherborne
- OS grid reference
- SP 168 147
- Coordinates
- 51.83108, -1.7565
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of chest tombs located in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary, approximately 9 meters north of the nave. The first tomb, closest to the nave, is dedicated to Thomas Stephens, who died in 1803, and Margaret Stephens, who died in 1809. It features a moulded plinth and inscriptions on the north and south sides within sarcophagus-shaped panels, surrounded by foliate decoration. The tomb has inset and moulded corners at either end, with a capping that includes a moulded margin and an upper capping stone.
The second tomb, situated about 2.5 meters north of the first, commemorates Betty, the wife of Thomas Stephens, who died in 1799; Thomas Stephens, who died in 1801; and Margaret Stephens, who died in 1822. This tomb has a partially legible inscription at the east end and is made of limestone. It also features a moulded plinth, oval inscription plaques on the north and south sides, foliate decoration outside the panel, and fluted columns on either side, with capping that includes a moulded margin and an upper capping stone.
Local climate
Pair of Stephens Monuments, in the Churchyard of Church of St Mary, C9m North of the Nave 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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