Group of Three Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. Tomb.
Group of Three Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- other-porch-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 583 412
- Coordinates
- 52.06784, -2.60838
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three chest tombs located approximately 5 meters south of the nave of the Church of St John the Baptist. They date from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. The tombs have a rectangular plan with a moulded plinth and capping. Two of the tombs feature plain balusters that flank oval inscription panels adorned with florettes in the spandrels. The third tomb, dating from the late 18th century, has scrolled ends on the short sides, also flanking inscription panels.
Local climate
Group of Three Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South of Nave of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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