Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre East of Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1987. A C18 Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre East of Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- salt-beam-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 May 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 357 582
- Coordinates
- 52.22123, -1.47838
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 1 meter east of the Church of St Giles, dates from 1791. It is made of moulded limestone and features a moulded plinth and top with a modillion cornice. The corners are adorned with square balusters. The sides of the tomb have two fielded panels, while the ends display incised panels. The tomb includes inscriptions dedicated to the Lovell family.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre East of Church of St Giles receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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