Chest Tomb Approximately 2.5 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1997. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 2.5 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- broken-grate-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1997
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 145 522
- Coordinates
- 52.16817, -1.78809
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 1770s, is located approximately 2.5 meters north of the chancel of the Church of St Peter in Welford-on-Avon. It is constructed of ashlar and features a moulded plinth and slab edge. The tomb is adorned with angle balusters and panels that have scrolly Rococo framing. The inscriptions are mostly worn, but one remains, commemorating Elizabeth Holthom, who died in 1777.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 2.5 Metres North of Chancel of Church of St Peter 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 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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