Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres East of South East Corner of Chancel of Church of St Botolph is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1986. Chest tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres East of South East Corner of Chancel of Church of St Botolph

WRENN ID
ragged-pedestal-cobweb
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Constituency
Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 April 1986
Type
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
SP 434 495
Coordinates
52.14271, -1.36715
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, dating from 1794, is located approximately 6 meters east of the southeast corner of the chancel of the Church of St. Botolph. It is made of moulded ironstone and features a moulded plinth and top, with reeded corners. The north and south sides each have two shaped fielded panels, while the east and west sides each have one panel. The tomb bears inscriptions dedicated to William and Elizabeth King.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 6 Metres East of South East Corner of Chancel of Church of St Botolph receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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