Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre to South of South Chapel of Church of St Andrew is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre to South of South Chapel of Church of St Andrew
- WRENN ID
- deep-latch-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SJ 747 074
- Coordinates
- 52.66443, -2.37544
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located approximately 1 metre to the south of the south chapel of the Church of St. Andrew in Shifnal. It is constructed from ashlar stone and features a moulded base. The sides are adorned with fluted end pilaster strips and a chamfered top. There are recessed semi-circular side panels and raised oval end panels. The inscription on the tomb is illegible as of the last survey.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre to South of South Chapel of Church of St Andrew receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% 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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