Chest Tomb to Walker Family About 13 Yards South of the South Porch of the Church of St Bartholomew's is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1984. Tomb.
Chest Tomb to Walker Family About 13 Yards South of the South Porch of the Church of St Bartholomew's
- WRENN ID
- nether-corbel-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 836 606
- Coordinates
- 52.24387, -2.24126
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb for the Walker Family, located about 13 yards south of the south porch of the Church of St Bartholomew's. It dates from the early 19th century and is made of ashlar stone. The tomb features a moulded plinth that breaks forward at the corners and has a moulded, flat capping. The corner piers are adorned with recessed round-arched panels. There are raised inscription panels on the north and south sides, which display varied lettering. The tomb commemorates John Walker, who died in the 18th century, John Walker who died in 1804, Joseph Walker who died in 1809, Joseph Walker who died in 1831, Hester Walker who died in 1840, and Ann Woodward who died in 1832.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Walker Family About 13 Yards South of the South Porch of the Church of St Bartholomew's 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 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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