Tombchest of Rev M Reay and 4 Children, 5 Metres West of South Porch of St Michael's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1985. Tombchest.
Tombchest of Rev M Reay and 4 Children, 5 Metres West of South Porch of St Michael's Church
- WRENN ID
- strange-lead-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston MP: Samantha Dixon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1985
- Type
- Tombchest
- OS grid reference
- SJ 336 717
- Coordinates
- 53.23874, -2.99529
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest of Reverend M Reay and his four children is located 5 meters west of the south porch of St Michael's Church. The earliest date associated with the tombchest is 1767, although it may have been erected later. It is made of red sandstone ashlar and features a moulded plinth. The long sides of the tombchest have two panels separated by flutings, with additional flutings at the corners and a single panel on the short side. The top slab is adorned with a cyma-moulded cornice and deeply cut serifed lettering.
Local climate
Tombchest of Rev M Reay and 4 Children, 5 Metres West of South Porch of St Michael's Church receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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