Tomb Chest Approximately One Metre North of Church Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1987. Tomb.

Tomb Chest Approximately One Metre North of Church Tower

WRENN ID
waiting-timber-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Malvern Hills
Constituency
West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 February 1987
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
SO 816 337
Coordinates
52.00151, -2.26802
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This tomb chest, located approximately one metre north of the church tower, dates from the early to mid-18th century. It is constructed from brick and sandstone. The flat sandstone slab has rounded edges, and on the north side, there is a stone tablet inscribed with the name "Ann Minlet" and the date "1728".

Local climate

Tomb Chest Approximately One Metre North of Church Tower receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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