Chest Tomb About 8 Yards South of South Porch of Putley Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1985. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb About 8 Yards South of South Porch of Putley Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- cold-mortar-dew
- 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
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 646 376
- Coordinates
- 52.03569, -2.51736
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located about 8 yards south of the south porch of Putley Parish Church, is likely from the early 18th century. It is made of finely cut sandstone and features a flat moulded capping that deeply overhangs plain rectangular side panels and cusped end panels. This tomb is an early and notable example, positioned directly in front of the entrance to the Parish Church. The inscription on the tomb is illegible.
Local climate
Chest Tomb About 8 Yards South of South Porch of Putley Parish Church receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% 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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