Chest Tomb with Gadrooned Capping to Corner Balusters Approximately 7 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Deinst is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1985. Tomb.

Chest Tomb with Gadrooned Capping to Corner Balusters Approximately 7 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Deinst

WRENN ID
dusk-obsidian-pine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 July 1985
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SO 530 211
Coordinates
51.88702, -2.68351
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located approximately 7 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St Deinst. It is constructed from ashlar stone and features a moulded plinth and capping. The tomb is adorned with gadrooned capping on the corner balusters that flank a fielded rectangular inscription panel. An urn motif is present on the short sides of the tomb, although the inscription panel itself is illegible.

Local climate

Chest Tomb with Gadrooned Capping to Corner Balusters Approximately 7 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Deinst 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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