2 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the North Warwickshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1988. Tomb.

2 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
narrow-postern-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Warwickshire
Constituency
North Warwickshire and Bedworth MP: Rachel Taylor (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1988
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SP 320 966
Coordinates
52.56685, -1.52861
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

There are two chest tombs located approximately 15 meters south of the porch of the Church of St. Peter. The tombs are dated 1741 and possibly 1856. They are made of sandstone and each features a moulded plinth and top. The southern tomb has three fielded panels on its north and south sides, and one panel on each end. The top includes a slate inscription panel dedicated to Roland Okeover from 1741 and his family. The northern tomb has plain angles and central piers, with simple incised ornament on its plain panels. The top of this tomb bears an inscription to the Reverend John Mitchell from 1856 and his family.

Local climate

2 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres South of Porch of Church of St Peter receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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