Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South West of Porch of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1991. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South West of Porch of Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- lesser-parapet-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 1991
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SK 708 189
- Coordinates
- 52.76334, -0.95214
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, made of brown sandstone with slate sides, is located approximately 2 meters southwest of the porch of the Church of All Saints. It dates from the early 19th century. The north side facing the path features a horizontal oval recessed panel with an inscription for William Marriott, who died in 1811. The ends of the tomb have upright oval recessed panels, and there is an inscription on the other long side for William Marriott, who died in 1835. The tomb is adorned with reeded corner pilasters and rests on a tall plinth.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South West of Porch of Church of All Saints 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 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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