Pair of Chest Tombs 2 Metres West of Tower at Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Bassetlaw local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1985. Tomb.
Pair of Chest Tombs 2 Metres West of Tower at Church of St John the Baptist
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bassetlaw
- Constituency
- Newark MP: Robert Jenrick (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SK 734 832
- Coordinates
- 53.34131, -0.8984
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of chest tombs located 2 metres west of the tower at the Church of St John the Baptist. They date from the mid-19th century and are made of ashlar stone, featuring an ashlar base and iron railings. The tombs have a square plan and are designed with moulded plinths and cornices, along with decorated traceried panels. The ornate cast iron railing surrounding the tombs is in a decorated style, with pierced, traceried octagonal corner piers topped with cresting. These tombs are dedicated to William Chappell and others.
Local climate
Pair of Chest Tombs 2 Metres West of Tower at Church of St John the Baptist sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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