Church of St Peter, Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres West of Nave is a Grade II listed building in the Rugby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1987. Chest tomb.
Church of St Peter, Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres West of Nave
- WRENN ID
- haunted-quoin-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rugby
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 529 653
- Coordinates
- 52.28336, -1.22526
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. Peter features a chest tomb located approximately 12 meters west of the nave, dating from 1687. This chest tomb is made of carved and moulded sandstone and has an elaborately moulded top and plinth. It is supported by tapering corner piers on pedestals. The sides of the tomb are adorned with three moulded panels, which include an inscription in the center flanked by cornucopiae. The ends of the tomb display a winged head and a wreath, with high relief carving throughout. The inscription commemorates Elizabeth.
Local climate
Church of St Peter, Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres West of Nave receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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