Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South of Chancel of Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 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 8 Metres South of Chancel of Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- WRENN ID
- silver-pier-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1988
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 341 443
- Coordinates
- 52.09655, -1.50346
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an 18th-century chest tomb made of ironstone, located approximately 8 meters south of the chancel of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Middle Tysoe. The tomb features a moulded plinth, panelled sides, and moulded balusters at the corners.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South of Chancel of Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% 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 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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