Chest Tomb, by South Wall of Church of St. Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1986. Tomb.
Chest Tomb, by South Wall of Church of St. Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- muted-spindle-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne MP: Gareth Davies (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 December 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Chest Tomb, by South Wall of Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe
- OS grid reference
- SK 983 283
- Coordinates
- 52.8441, -0.54182
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from around 1690, is located by the south wall of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Bitchfield and Lower Bitchfield. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a moulded base and top. The front of the tomb has two inscription panels, which are separated by narrow decorative panels. The corners of the tomb are adorned with sinuous leafy stems. The rear of the tomb is blank, resting against the church wall.
Local climate
Chest Tomb, by South Wall of Church of St. Mary Magdalene 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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