2 Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1987. Chest tomb.
2 Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- slow-cellar-dawn
- 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 437 636
- Coordinates
- 52.26887, -1.35979
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two chest tombs made of limestone located approximately 2 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St. Michael. One tomb is inscribed with the details of John Russell, a yeoman who was buried on July 22, 1575, and his wife Margaret, who was buried on April 17, 1567. This tomb was set up by their eldest son, Robert Russell, on April 9, 1607. It features pilasters between the panels and at the corners, along with a heavy moulded ledger. The second chest tomb is likely from the late 17th century and has a worn panel, baluster corners, and a heavy moulded ledger.
Local climate
2 Chest Tombs Approximately 2 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Michael 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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