Chest Tomb Approximately 11 Metres South of South Door of Church of St Mary Magdalene 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 11 Metres South of South Door of Church of St Mary Magdalene

WRENN ID
tilted-rood-mist
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 113 704
Coordinates
52.3324, -1.83481
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The chest tomb, located approximately 11 meters south of the south door of the Church of St Mary Magdalene, is dedicated to Sarah Humphreys, who died in 1793. It is made of sandstone ashlar and sits on a pinkish-brown brick plinth. The tomb is rectangular, measuring about 1 meter wide, 2 meters long, and 1 meter high, with a shaped plinth. The chest features fielded panels, with two on the long sides and one on the short sides, topped by a slab with moulded edges. An inscription on the tomb reads: 'In a VAULT / underneath this Tomb / are deposited the Remains / of Sarah Wife of / George Humphreys / who died November ... / 1793 / Aged 49 Years'. All the listed items in the churchyard are considered to form a group.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 11 Metres South of South Door of Church of St Mary Magdalene receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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