Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South East of Nave of Church of St Thomas Beckett is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 April 1987. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South East of Nave of Church of St Thomas Beckett
- WRENN ID
- night-gable-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 April 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 299 374
- Coordinates
- 52.0343, -1.56548
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 5 meters southeast of the nave of the Church of St. Thomas Beckett, dates from the early to mid-18th century. It is made of limestone and features a moulded plinth and ledger, along with baluster corners. The sides and ends are adorned with floral and volute carvings.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South East of Nave of Church of St Thomas Beckett receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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