Chest Tomb in Church Yard Circa 10 Metres North of Church is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle-under-Lyme local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 December 1991. Tomb.
Chest Tomb in Church Yard Circa 10 Metres North of Church
- WRENN ID
- seventh-tallow-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme MP: Adam Jogee (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 December 1991
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SJ 847 460
- Coordinates
- 53.01177, -2.22938
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 10 meters north of the church, commemorates Samuel Mayer, who died in 1738. It was created by W. Spence of Liverpool. The tomb is rectangular in shape and features a depressed pyramidal cap that is elevated on steps. The long sides of the tomb are inscribed with lettering, while the pilasters at the corners are adorned with carved emblems representing themes such as the passion and justice. Additionally, the lugged angles of the cap are decorated with crouching angels and wheatsheafs.
Local climate
Chest Tomb in Church Yard Circa 10 Metres North 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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