Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. Tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St Michael

WRENN ID
mired-cobble-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 March 1986
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SJ 358 144
Coordinates
52.72376, -2.95136
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, located approximately 8 metres south of the nave of the Church of St Michael, is likely from the early 19th century. It is made of dressed yellow and grey sandstone and features a moulded cornice on its chamfered top. The sides have sunken semi-circular panels with flanking fluted pilaster strips, while the ends display raised oval panels. The inscription on the top was illegible during the survey conducted in June 1985.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St Michael receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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