Chest tomb approximately 21 metres to south east of chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. Tomb.
Chest tomb approximately 21 metres to south east of chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- hollow-joist-jay
- 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 355 093
- Coordinates
- 52.67839, -2.9545
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from around 1800, is located approximately 21 metres southeast of the chancel of the Church of St Mary in Westbury. It is constructed from dressed grey sandstone and has a double-width plan. The tomb features a chamfered plinth, fluted square corner piers, recessed oval side panels, and a chamfered top with reeded edges. The inscription was illegible at the time of the survey in July 1985.
Local climate
Chest tomb approximately 21 metres to south east of chancel of Church of St Mary 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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