Tomb Chest Approximately 8 Metres North of Church of St Mary, to West of Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1987. Tomb chest.
Tomb Chest Approximately 8 Metres North of Church of St Mary, to West of Porch
- WRENN ID
- standing-iron-smoke
- 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
- 51.92558, -2.49575
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tomb chest, dating from the mid-18th century, is located approximately 8 metres north of the Church of St Mary, to the west of the porch. It is made of sandstone and features a flat moulded slab with square baluster corners. The west side of the tomb chest displays a cartouche adorned with rococo scrolls, while the east side is decorated with three cherubs and a crown. The inscriptions on the tomb are mostly illegible but include a date that appears to be "175-".
Local climate
Tomb Chest Approximately 8 Metres North of Church of St Mary, to West of Porch 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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