Chest Tomb Approximately 18 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St George is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1985. Monument.
Chest Tomb Approximately 18 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St George
- WRENN ID
- small-floor-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1985
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SO 300 805
- Coordinates
- 52.41882, -3.03001
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the early 19th century, is located approximately 18 metres north of the north aisle of the Church of St George. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features paired raised panels, large moulded quadrant corners, and a moulded top. The inscription on the tomb was illegible during the last survey in October 1984.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 18 Metres to North of North Aisle of Church of St George receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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