Tomb Chest Approximately 7 Metres South of Nave of Church of St John 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 7 Metres South of Nave of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- plain-stone-wax
- 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 799 311
- Coordinates
- 51.97852, -2.29285
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tomb chest, located approximately 7 metres south of the nave of the Church of St John, dates from the early 18th century. It is made of limestone with a sandstone top. The sides feature inscriptions set within moulded borders that have shouldered round tops, which are flanked by carved shells and drops of fruit and flowers. The ends of the tomb chest are adorned with egg-and-dart cornices, while the western end is intricately carved with three cherubs' heads. The inscriptions were found to be illegible during a survey conducted in April 1986.
Local climate
Tomb Chest Approximately 7 Metres South of Nave of Church of St John 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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