Chest Tomb Approximately 3.5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1987. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 3.5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- wild-gateway-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 April 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 409 474
- Coordinates
- 52.12413, -1.40272
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 3.5 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Michael, dates from 1713 and is made of carved ironstone. It features a moulded plinth and a square, partly-fluted top with corner balusters. The long sides display decorative elements, with the south side showcasing a central oval cartouche that includes two heads, one of which is winged, along with winged putti holding drapery. The north side has one wide and two narrow fielded panels. The short sides are adorned with sunk panels; the east side features a large winged head and festoon, while the west side displays an open book inscribed "Memento Mori," along with an hourglass, a pick and shovel, and a skull and crossbones. The tomb includes inscriptions commemorating members of the Claridge family from various dates and is finely carved.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 3.5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael 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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