2 Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres South of South East Corner 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 2 Metres South of South East Corner of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-bailey-marsh
- 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
- 52.56713, -1.52845
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two chest tombs located approximately 2 meters south of the southeast corner of the chancel of the Church of St. Peter. The tombs date from 1668 and 1738 and are made of sandstone. Each tomb features a moulded plinth and top. The northern tomb has fielded panelled angles and slate inscription slabs on the north and south sides. The inscription on the north side commemorates Richard Warwick, who died in 1633, and includes details about the charity he founded. The south side bears an inscription stating, "This tombstone now erected by us JOHN BURTON, THOMAS FREER, JN. REYNOLDS, JOSEPH STEEL, THOMAS FORTESCUE, ROBERT BURTON, Trustees 1738." The southern tomb, dated 1668, has angle pilasters, and its top features a curved central section with segmental pediments, along with an inscription panel set in a simple moulded surround.
Local climate
2 Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres South of South East Corner 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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