Tombchest of Robert and Martha Ellison, 10 Metres South West of South West Corner of Tower of Church of St Michael 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 Robert and Martha Ellison, 10 Metres South West of South West Corner of Tower of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- muffled-sentry-dock
- 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
- 53.23869, -2.99551
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tombchest of Robert and Martha Ellison, located 10 meters south-west of the south-west corner of the tower of the Church of St Michael, dates from 1812. It is made of buff sandstone and is designed in a Neo-classical style. The moulded plinth supports clasping pilasters featuring Adam style detailing. The end panels are adorned with circular bosses of acanthus leaves, while the side panels display elliptical inscribed tablets surrounded by radiating gadrooning. The inscription begins with the word "Underneath" in highly ornate copperplate. The top slab has a plain cornice but is now damaged.
Local climate
Tombchest of Robert and Martha Ellison, 10 Metres South West of South West Corner of Tower of Church of St Michael 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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