Group of Six Chest Tombs to South of Junction of Nave and Chancel of the Church of St Dubricius is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1987. Chest tomb.

Group of Six Chest Tombs to South of Junction of Nave and Chancel of the Church of St Dubricius

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 March 1987
Type
Chest tomb
Address
Group of Six Chest Tombs to South of Junction of Nave and Chancel of the Church of St Dubricius, Hentland
OS grid reference
SO 543 263
Coordinates
51.93409, -2.66593
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A group of six chest tombs is located to the south of the junction of the nave and chancel of the Church of St Dubricius.

The first tomb is for Mary Gammond, who died in 1754. It is made of sandstone ashlar and features a moulded flat capping, deeply scrolled end panels with acanthus decoration, and a cartouche on the swelling side inscription panels. An hour-glass is carved on the west end panel.

The second tomb has eroded inscription panels and commemorates an individual who died in 1751. It is also made of sandstone ashlar, with flat moulded capping and scrolled end panels adorned with carved swags.

The third tomb is for Sophia Donne, who died in 1838. This tomb is constructed from sandstone ashlar and has a deep moulded plinth, hipped capping, and panels with reversed batter and incised margins that form trapezia.

The fourth tomb has a partly illegible inscription for the wife of Benjamin Donne, who died in 1757. It is made of sandstone ashlar, featuring flat moulded capping, corner balusters, and cartouches with swags on the side panels.

The fifth tomb is for an individual named Donne, who died in 1787. It is made of sandstone ashlar and has flat moulded capping, corner balusters extending along the side panels, and an arched margin on the western end panel. The side panels have margins with quadrant corners.

The sixth tomb is for Sarah Donne, who died in 1814. This tomb is also made of sandstone ashlar, featuring flat moulded capping, fluted corner balusters, and oval margins on the side and end panels with paterae in the corners.

Local climate

Group of Six Chest Tombs to South of Junction of Nave and Chancel of the Church of St Dubricius receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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