Tomb of John Bassett, Circa 8 Metres North of West Bay of Nave of Church of St Oswald is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1985. Tomb.
Tomb of John Bassett, Circa 8 Metres North of West Bay of Nave of Church of St Oswald
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-basalt-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SJ 486 472
- Coordinates
- 53.01963, -2.76735
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of John Bassett, located approximately 8 metres north of the west bay of the nave of the Church of St. Oswald, was built in 1847. It is constructed from red sandstone and features a table tomb design. The slab is weathered on each side and has shallow hips, with moulded corner stones. Each end panel displays a raised oval motif with radial mouldings, while the side panels include a semi-circular recess with a rose in a circlet sunk in each spandrel. The southern side of the tomb has inscriptions in the recess that read: "To the memory of JOHN BASSETT ESQUIRE COLLECTOR OF HER MAJESTY'S EXCISE FOR THE CHESTER COLLECTION who departed this life at MALPAS on the 8th May 1847 aged 58 years." Additionally, within the perimeter of the recess, it states, "Erected by the Officers of the Chester Collection," and above the recess, "As a mark of respect."
Local climate
Tomb of John Bassett, Circa 8 Metres North of West Bay of Nave of Church of St Oswald receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- Stone Wall to West Side of Churchyard (Between Gateways)
- War Memorial, St Oswald's Churchyard
- Churchyard Wall Between South East Gates and Motte
- Hopley Headstone South of Nave of Church
- Gates, Gatepiers and Steps at South West Corner of Churchyard
- Churchyard Wall to Church Street
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