Tombchest of John Nevett Bennett, 8 Metres South 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. A 18th century Tombchest.
Tombchest of John Nevett Bennett, 8 Metres South of South Porch of St Michael's Church
- WRENN ID
- twisted-brass-wind
- 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
- 53.23868, -2.99527
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest of John Nevett Bennett, dated 1787, is located 8 meters south of the south porch of St Michael's Church. It is made of buff sandstone and has a rectangular shape. The long sides feature two plain panels surrounded by gadrooning, while the short sides have a single panel. The flat top slab is adorned with double cyma-moulding and an inscription in deeply cut serifed lettering.
Local climate
Tombchest of John Nevett Bennett, 8 Metres South 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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