Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South West of South West Corner of South Aisle of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South West of South West Corner of South Aisle of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 October 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 417 617
- Coordinates
- 52.25245, -1.38956
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 6 meters southwest of the southwest corner of the south aisle of the Church of St. James, dates from 1819 and 1841. It is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth, baluster corners, and a moulded ledger. The plinth and the base of the railings are damaged.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres South West of South West Corner of South Aisle of Church of St James receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% 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 64% 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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