Group of A Chest Tomb and 12 Headstones Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1986. Tomb, headstones.
Group of A Chest Tomb and 12 Headstones Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- errant-railing-sage
- 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
- Tomb, headstones
- OS grid reference
- SP 471 561
- Coordinates
- 52.20196, -1.3109
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a group of a chest tomb and 12 headstones located approximately 2 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. The chest tomb dates from the late 17th century to early 18th century and is marked with the date 1748. It is made of carved and moulded ironstone and features simple nook-shafts and a projecting moulded top. The short sides to the east and west have fielded panels, while the north side has an oval panel and the south side displays shield panels.
The headstones include examples from the mid to late 17th century and early 18th century. One mid to late 17th century headstone has a shaped top and a sunk panel. A late 17th century headstone features an open segmental pediment with a winged head and an entablature, along with composite half-columns and a fielded panel. An early 18th century headstone displays a broken pediment with a head, a swag with a winged head, and twisted pilasters. Another early 18th century headstone has a shaped top with a winged head, large crossed palm leaves, a fielded panel, and volutes with festoons. One headstone from the early to mid-18th century has a segmental top, a scrolled pediment with a winged head, a fielded panel in a moulded surround, and a running pattern. The remaining headstones are not noted for their special architectural interest.
Local climate
Group of A Chest Tomb and 12 Headstones Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary 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 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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