Group of 6 Chest Tombs Approximately 12 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of All Saints is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1986. Chest tombs.
Group of 6 Chest Tombs Approximately 12 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of All Saints
- WRENN ID
- hollow-hammer-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1986
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- SJ 530 068
- Coordinates
- 52.6573, -2.6956
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of six chest tombs located approximately 12 metres south of the south aisle of the Church of All Saints. They date from the late 18th century to the early 19th century and are made of grey sandstone ashlar.
The north-western tomb features raised and fielded panels with fluted pilaster strips on the sides, and a moulded cornice on a chamfered top with pedimented ends. It commemorates Elizabeth Elsmere, who died on 24th January 1816 at the age of 17, and John Elsmere, who died on 22nd June 1868 at the age of 72.
The western tomb also has raised and fielded panels with fluted pilaster strips and a moulded cornice on a flat top, dedicated to John Lawrence of Berrington, who died on 23rd November 1806 at the age of 80.
The south-western tomb features recessed semi-circular side panels with incised spandrels decorated with anthemion ornament, flanked by pilaster strips with anthemion ornament. It has end panels with incised borders and a moulded cornice on a chamfered top, commemorating Margaret Ramell, who died on 13th September 1842 at the age of 77.
The north-eastern tomb has raised and fielded side panels with flanking fluted pilaster strips, blank end panels, and a moulded cornice on a chamfered top.
The eastern tomb has plain side panels and plain end piers, with a chamfered top featuring raised ends, dedicated to Elizabeth Lawrence, who died in 1860. The earlier inscription is illegible as of March 1985.
The south-eastern tomb includes a plinth, raised and fielded panels with fluted pilaster strips on the sides, and a moulded cornice on a chamfered top, dedicated to Ann, the wife of John Lawrence.
Local climate
Group of 6 Chest Tombs Approximately 12 Metres to South of South Aisle of Church of All Saints 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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