Group of Six Tomb Chests Immediately South of Chancel 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 chests.
Group of Six Tomb Chests Immediately South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- first-bronze-thyme
- 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 chests
- Address
- Group of Six Tomb Chests Immediately South of Chancel of Church of St Mary, Linton
- OS grid reference
- SO 660 253
- Coordinates
- 51.92545, -2.49534
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of six tomb chests located immediately south of the chancel of the Church of St Mary, dating from the mid-18th century to the early 19th century. They are made of sandstone. The north-western tomb has a flat moulded top and scrolled ends, featuring carved decorations that include flaming lamps and a cartouche with an illegible inscription. To the east, there is a tomb with square baluster ends, which bears the inscription: "George Bonnor of Ecceswall ..... died ..... 1779". Among the two middle tombs, the eastern one has square baluster corners and is adorned with swags and scrolls, with three angels and a crown carved on one end. Its inscription reads: "George Bonnor late of Eccleswall ..... died ..... 1748". The western middle tomb includes the inscription: "George Bonnor of Woodend ..... died ..... 1803". The two southern tombs also have square baluster corners; the western one has the inscription "James Bonnor ..... 1814", while the eastern one has an illegible inscription.
Local climate
Group of Six Tomb Chests Immediately South of Chancel 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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