Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 7 Metres South East of the Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 2000. Tomb.
Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 7 Metres South East of the Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- ragged-plinth-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 April 2000
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 203 499
- Coordinates
- 52.14726, -1.70387
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of four chest tombs located approximately 7 meters southeast of the Church of St Mary in Preston on Stour. They date from the late 18th century to the early 19th century and are made of ashlar stone.
From north to south, the first tomb is for George Millward, who died in 1783, and Ann Millward, who died in 1822. It features a plain chest on a chamfered plinth, with reeded panels on the ends. The second tomb is for Mary Smith, who died in 1773, and William Smith, who died in 1782. This tomb has a moulded plinth and sunk square balusters flanking two fielded panels on each side, with a moulded top edge. The third tomb has a worn inscription and a date of death of 1771; it is similar to the second tomb but has finer details in the mouldings. The southernmost chest is constructed of brick with an ashlar top slab.
Local climate
Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 7 Metres South East of the Church of St Mary receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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