Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Maryq is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 May 1988. Tombs.
Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Maryq
- WRENN ID
- muffled-wicket-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 May 1988
- Type
- Tombs
- OS grid reference
- SP 209 434
- Coordinates
- 52.08905, -1.69565
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of four chest tombs made of limestone, located approximately 5 meters south of the tower of the Church of St. Mary. One of the tombs dates from the mid-17th century and features a heavy moulded ledger, pilasters at the corners, and decorations including a skull and crossbones and putti. Two of the tombs are from the mid-18th century; one is dated 1754 and has a moulded plinth, panels, and baluster corners, while the other, dated 1760, features a heavily moulded ledger, panels, baluster corners, and a cartouche with a putto on the west side. The fourth tomb is dated 1797 and includes moulded panels and a heavy moulded ledger.
Local climate
Group of 4 Chest Tombs Approximately 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St Maryq receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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