Tombchest of William Sandbach and Others, 5 Metres South East of Sundial in Churchyard of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1985. A Victorian Tomb.
Tombchest of William Sandbach and Others, 5 Metres South East of Sundial in Churchyard of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- brooding-wattle-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 November 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- Period
- Victorian
- OS grid reference
- SJ 491 669
- Coordinates
- 53.19714, -2.76241
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest of William Sandbach and others, dated 1829, is located 5 meters southeast of the sundial in the churchyard of St Andrew. It is made of buff sandstone and features a mix of Gothic and Late Classical detailing. The tombchest has a moulded plinth and long sides that end in bold consoles adorned with acanthus leaves at the front. The top of the inscribed panels displays Gothic blind arcading. On the north side, it commemorates William Sandbach of Burton, formerly of Granada in the West Indies, inscribed in ornate Gothic script, with the date presented in Roman numerals. The short side features bold urns with swags of drapery set in pointed arched niches.
Local climate
Tombchest of William Sandbach and Others, 5 Metres South East of Sundial in Churchyard of St Andrew receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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