Triple and Single Chest Tombs 2 Metres South of Chancel at Church of St Swithin is a Grade II listed building in the Newark and Sherwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1986. Tomb.
Triple and Single Chest Tombs 2 Metres South of Chancel at Church of St Swithin
- WRENN ID
- riven-jamb-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newark and Sherwood
- Constituency
- Sherwood Forest MP: Michelle Welsh (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SK 670 660
- Coordinates
- 53.18769, -0.99765
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The triple and single chest tombs, located 2 meters south of the chancel at the Church of St. Swithin, date from 1803 and 1819 respectively. The triple chest tomb is made of ashlar and features moulded corners with a central blank panel on both the north and south sides, while the east end has three smaller blank panels. It commemorates Francis Vessey. The single chest tomb also constructed of ashlar has reeded corners and a hipped top, with an inscribed panel on each long side, dedicated to John Vessey. Both tombs are surrounded by a chamfered ashlar kerb.
Local climate
Triple and Single Chest Tombs 2 Metres South of Chancel at Church of St Swithin sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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