Chest Tomb to John Fenton in St Peter's Churchyard, Circa 100 Metres South East of Church is a Grade II listed building in the Stoke-on-Trent local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1993. Tomb.
Chest Tomb to John Fenton in St Peter's Churchyard, Circa 100 Metres South East of Church
- WRENN ID
- buried-cobble-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central MP: Gareth Snell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1993
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SJ 879 451
- Coordinates
- 53.00324, -2.18112
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 100 metres southeast of St Peter's Church, was erected in 1694 and restored in 1888. Made of stone, it features balustrade-like pilasters at the corners and inscriptions on the long sides commemorating John Fenton. The design is enhanced by cherub heads and drapes that flank the inscriptions.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to John Fenton in St Peter's Churchyard, Circa 100 Metres South East of Church receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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