Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1988. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- keen-corner-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 298 488
- Coordinates
- 52.13719, -1.56467
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 2 meters south of the west tower of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, dates from 1687 and 1698. It is made of ironstone and features a plinth and a heavily moulded ledger. On the west end, there is a shield and bas relief, while the south side has a panel with a moulded surround that is inscribed: "HERE LYETH THE BODY OF JOHN/REEVE WHO WAS BURIED FEBRUARY/THE 9TH AND DOM: 1698/AGED 76/HERE ALSO LYETH THE BODY OF/ANN REEVE THE WIFE OF JOHN/REEVE WHO WAS BURIED DECEM:/THE 20TH AND DOM/:1687/AGED 57".
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 2 Metres South of West Tower of Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% 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 70% 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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