Chest Tomb About 18 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Bromsgrove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 July 1986. Tomb.
Chest Tomb About 18 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- frozen-rubblework-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bromsgrove
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove MP: Bradley Thomas (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 July 1986
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 920 807
- Coordinates
- 52.42479, -2.11766
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dated around 1630, is located about 18 yards south of the chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist. It is constructed from sandstone ashlar and features a narrow design with half-columns set back at the corners, as well as two additional columns on each side. Above the columns is a frieze, and between them are recessed round-headed panels. The capping is slightly hipped and is likely a later addition, possibly re-used from another tomb. At the west end, there is a partly illegible inscription within one of the panels, and the date "1630" is inscribed in the spandrels. This tomb is noted for its unusual early design and bold detailing.
Local climate
Chest Tomb About 18 Yards South of the Chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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