Pair of Chest Tombs at Sk 3394 2513 is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Tomb.
Pair of Chest Tombs at Sk 3394 2513
- WRENN ID
- pitched-garret-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Derbyshire
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Pair of Chest Tombs at Sk 3394 2513, Castle Street, Melbourne
- OS grid reference
- SK 389 251
- Coordinates
- 52.8223, -1.42376
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description is for a pair of chest tombs located in the graveyard on Castle Street in the parish of Melbourne. The tombs date from 1788 and the early 19th century and are made of stone. The northern tomb features panelled sides and ends, with shaped balusters at the corners. It is topped with a slate slab that has moulded edges and is inscribed in memory of Mr. William Fox, who died on April 26th, 1788, at the age of 64. The southern tomb has plain sides and ends with raised corners, each side decorated with semi-circular headed panels. It is topped with a large chamfered slab that also has moulded edges, though the inscriptions on this tomb are now illegible.
Local climate
Pair of Chest Tombs at Sk 3394 2513 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% 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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