Tomb Chest Approximately 7 Metres South of South East Buttress of Tower 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 chest.
Tomb Chest Approximately 7 Metres South of South East Buttress of Tower of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- outer-quartz-spring
- 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 chest
- OS grid reference
- SO 799 311
- Coordinates
- 51.97852, -2.29279
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tomb chest, located approximately 7 metres south of the southeast buttress of the tower of the Church of St John, dates from the early 18th century. It is made of sandstone with limestone ends. The chest features a flat moulded top and scrolled ends, with the eastern end carved with a shield of arms within a cartouche. On the north side, there is an inscription surrounded by carved foliage decoration that reads: "In memory of Captain Richard Dyer Gun-maker Citizen and Free-man of London. He departed this life August the 20th 1722 Aged 71 Ys."
Local climate
Tomb Chest Approximately 7 Metres South of South East Buttress of Tower 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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