Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 3 Metres to East of Apse of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1985. Tomb.
Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 3 Metres to East of Apse of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- empty-string-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 January 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 323 884
- Coordinates
- 52.4894, -2.99787
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three chest tombs located approximately 3 metres to the east of the apse of the Church of St. John the Baptist. They date from the early to mid-19th century and are made of sandstone ashlar.
The largest tomb, situated to the south, features rounded corners, panelled pilasters, and inscription panels, along with a moulded plinth and hipped capping with rounded corners. It commemorates Anne Griffiths, who died in 1825, and Richard Griffiths, who died in 1837. The coffin slab on this tomb is shaped like a coffin and has 'R G' in raised lettering.
The tomb to the north-west dates from around 1800 and has quarter columns at the corners and hipped capping. It is dedicated to the Powell family. The tomb to the north-east, also from around 1800, has Gothic quatrefoil-panelled sides, trefoil-headed panels on the corner pilasters, and hipped capping. This tomb is for the Phillips family.
Local climate
Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 3 Metres to East of Apse of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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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