Group of 5 Chest Tombs Approximately 20 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Eata is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 February 1985. Tomb group.
Group of 5 Chest Tombs Approximately 20 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Eata
- WRENN ID
- keen-passage-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 February 1985
- Type
- Tomb group
- OS grid reference
- SJ 541 091
- Coordinates
- 52.67833, -2.68033
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of five chest tombs located approximately 20 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St Eata. They date from the late 18th century or early 19th century and are made of sandstone ashlar. The two tombs to the north feature moulded plinths, shaped corner balusters, raised and fielded panels, and moulded cornices. The south-west tomb has a plinth, panelled pilasters, and chamfered top, while the southern tomb includes a moulded plinth, fluted corner pilasters with paterae in the capitals, slightly recessed oval panels at the ends, and a moulded cornice on its flat top. The south-east tomb has a plinth, panelled square end-pilasters flanking plain sides, and a top with panelled gables inscribed with "MOMENTO MORI" on the west side and "RESURGEM" on the east side. These tombs are associated with the Davies, Watson, Yeoman, Sayer, Price, and Maddock families.
Local climate
Group of 5 Chest Tombs Approximately 20 Metres to South of Chancel of Church of St Eata receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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