Group of Two Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael 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 Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- low-threshold-saffron
- 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 625 196
- Coordinates
- 51.87408, -2.54531
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of two chest tombs from the 18th century, located approximately 2 metres east of the chancel of the Church of St Michael in Hope Mansell. Both tombs are made of sandstone. The southern tomb features a shallow-pitched moulded top and fluted square baluster ends, with an inscription that includes "John Knight ..... 1783." The northern tomb has a flat moulded top, with end cartouches decorated with rococo scrolls. The north side of this tomb displays swags and a worn inscription that includes "George James ..... 1748."
Local climate
Group of Two Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael 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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