Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Botolph is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1986. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Botolph
- WRENN ID
- distant-chamber-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 April 1986
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 433 495
- Coordinates
- 52.1426, -1.36735
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from 1691, is located approximately 10 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Botolph. It is made of carved and moulded ironstone and features a moulded top. The north side has a large panel with a central moulded sunk inscription panel, flanked by a stylised rose on the left and a thistle on the right. The top band is decorated with alternating hearts and crossbones. The south side displays a moulded oval panel with vases of flowers on both the left and right. Both the east and west sides also feature oval panels.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 10 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Botolph receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% 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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