Chest Tomb About 16 Yards South-South-East of South Door of the Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1985. Tomb.
Chest Tomb About 16 Yards South-South-East of South Door of the Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- grey-gable-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 611 357
- Coordinates
- 52.01897, -2.5674
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located about 16 yards south-south-east of the south door of the Church of St George, is likely from the late 18th century. It is made of finely cut sandstone and features a moulded base and capping with a flat top. The tomb has corner balusters and oval side and end panels, which are adorned with garlanded surrounds. It is one of a pair of monuments situated outside the south porch, the other monument commemorating John Slade. The inscription on this tomb is illegible.
Local climate
Chest Tomb About 16 Yards South-South-East of South Door of the Church of St George 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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