Group of 10 Chest Tombs Approximately 3.5 to 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1986. Chest tomb.
Group of 10 Chest Tombs Approximately 3.5 to 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- haunted-mullion-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 November 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 261 985
- Coordinates
- 52.57932, -3.09115
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of 10 chest tombs located approximately 3.5 to 10 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St. Michael. They date from the late 18th century to the early 19th century and are made of limestone, with some retaining traces of paint. The tombs are rectangular in shape and feature moulded plinths and capping, with most having chamfered top ledgers. Some of the tombs include fluted, enriched, or columnar corner pilasters, while others are mainly plain. Notable monuments include those for Frances Williams, who died in 1838, and Elizabeth Hughes, who died in 1817; these have inward-tapering sides, with the former featuring fluted corner spandrels. The remaining tombs have moulded inscription panels that commemorate various members of other local families.
Local climate
Group of 10 Chest Tombs Approximately 3.5 to 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% 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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