Tomb Chest Approximately 3 Metres to South of South Chapel to Church of St Katharine is a Grade II* listed building in the Doncaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. A C14 Tomb.
Tomb Chest Approximately 3 Metres to South of South Chapel to Church of St Katharine
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- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Doncaster
- Constituency
- Doncaster Central MP: Sally Jameson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SK 576 987
- Coordinates
- 53.48206, -1.13323
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tomb chest, dating from the early 14th century, is located approximately 3 metres south of the south chapel of the Church of St. Katharine. It is made of ashlar magnesian limestone and features a chamfered plinth. The tapered chest is richly decorated on all sides with various Decorated tracery motifs, including both cusped and plain intersecting tracery as well as geometrical designs. The covering slab is notable for bearing a raised sword, making this a remarkable survival from its period.
Local climate
Tomb Chest Approximately 3 Metres to South of South Chapel to Church of St Katharine receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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