Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 10 Metres South of West Tower of Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1988. Tomb group.
Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 10 Metres South of West Tower of Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- WRENN ID
- noble-moat-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1988
- Type
- Tomb group
- OS grid reference
- SP 340 443
- Coordinates
- 52.0965, -1.50401
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three chest tombs located approximately 10 meters south of the west tower of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. They date from the 18th century and early 19th century and are made of ironstone. The southernmost tomb features panels and moulded balusters at the corners. The central tomb is dated 1713 and has moulded consoles at the corners. The tomb nearest to the tower is dated 1817 and is panelled, also with moulded balusters at the corners. All three tombs have moulded plinths and ledgers.
Local climate
Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 10 Metres South of West Tower of Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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