Chest Tomb and Headstone Approximately 6 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 2000. Monument.
Chest Tomb and Headstone Approximately 6 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 April 2000
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 152 481
- Coordinates
- 52.13108, -1.77796
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb and headstone located approximately 6 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St James in Long Marston. The chest tomb dates from 1640 and is made of ashlar. It commemorates John Cooper, who died in 1643. The tomb features a plain chest with a chamfered plinth and a moulded edge on the top slab. The sides have plain balusters and a panel that includes an inscription noting that John Cooper was the founder of a school in Long Marston. The headstone, dating from around 1700, has a cartouche with a scrolling frame and two cherubs, along with a faint inscription.
Local climate
Chest Tomb and Headstone Approximately 6 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St James 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 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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