Group of Four Chest Tombs Approximately Four Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1987. Chest tombs.
Group of Four Chest Tombs Approximately Four Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-foundation-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1987
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- SO 559 288
- Coordinates
- 51.95633, -2.64295
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of four chest tombs located approximately four meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist. They date from the 17th and 18th centuries and are made of sandstone ashlar, featuring a moulded plinth and capping.
The first tomb is a memorial to Thomas Pearce, dated 1834, which includes decorative end balusters, shaped end panels adorned with swags, and rectangular inscription panels with shaped insets and rosettes in the spandrels. The second tomb commemorates Elizabeth Pearce from the 18th century, showcasing swagged end panels, balusters, shaped sides, and a fielded inscription panel, although the inscription is largely illegible. The third tomb is a memorial for the children of John and Frances Pearce, also from the 18th century, featuring shaped end panels with swags and a fielded inscription panel with rosettes in the corners. The fourth tomb belongs to Edward Marrett and is a plain tomb dated 1679.
Local climate
Group of Four Chest Tombs Approximately Four Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% 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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