Tomb of Sir Francis Chantrey 5 Metres South West of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Sheffield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1973. Tomb.
Tomb of Sir Francis Chantrey 5 Metres South West of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sheffield
- Constituency
- Sheffield Heeley MP: Louise Haigh (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 June 1973
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SK 358 821
- Coordinates
- 53.33509, -1.46304
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tomb of Sir Francis Chantrey, located 5 meters southwest of the Church of St James, was built in 1841 by Chantrey himself. It features two rectangular inscribed granite slabs that are enclosed by a spiked cast-iron railing on a chamfered plinth. The tomb commemorates Chantrey and members of his family.
Local climate
Tomb of Sir Francis Chantrey 5 Metres South West of Church of St James receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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