Group of Two Tomb Chests Approximately 3 Metres South of Blocked South Doorway, Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1987. Tomb.
Group of Two Tomb Chests Approximately 3 Metres South of Blocked South Doorway, Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- standing-flagstone-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 660 253
- Coordinates
- 51.92537, -2.49553
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This description is for a group of two tomb chests located approximately 3 metres south of the blocked south doorway of the Church of St Mary. These tomb chests date from the early 18th century and are made of sandstone. Both chests feature flat moulded tops, scrolled ends, and carved festoons. The western tomb has an open book carved on one end. The inscriptions on the tombs were illegible during a survey conducted in March 1986, except for the date "1721" on the eastern tomb.
Local climate
Group of Two Tomb Chests Approximately 3 Metres South of Blocked South Doorway, Church of St Mary receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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