Group of Two Tomb Chests Approximately 3 Metres South of 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 chest.
Group of Two Tomb Chests Approximately 3 Metres South of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- lesser-chapel-azure
- 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 chest
- OS grid reference
- SO 660 253
- Coordinates
- 51.9254, -2.49535
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of tomb chests located approximately 3 metres south of the Church of St Mary, dating from around 1700. They are made of sandstone and feature flat moulded tops with sides that have recessed panels. The inscriptions on the tomb chests are mostly illegible, but they include the dates "1698" and "1700".
Local climate
Group of Two Tomb Chests Approximately 3 Metres South of 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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