Group of Four Tomb Chests Approximately Six Metres South of Chancel and 3 Metres East of South Chapel 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.
Group of Four Tomb Chests Approximately Six Metres South of Chancel and 3 Metres East of South Chapel of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-tracery-gold
- 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 800 311
- Coordinates
- 51.97853, -2.29247
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of four tomb chests located approximately six metres south of the chancel and three metres east of the south chapel of the Church of St John. They date from the early 18th century and are made of sandstone. Each tomb chest features flat moulded tops and scrolled ends.
The south-western tomb has a north side decorated with a central swag flanked by floral drops. The south side displays crossed bones on the left and a pick, shovel, and skull on the right. It includes an inscription that reads: "Elizabeth ... 1726(?) ...".
The north-western tomb is similar in design to the south-western tomb, but its inscriptions were illegible during the survey conducted in April 1986.
The north-eastern tomb features fluted scrolled ends with central oval panels. The north side is inscribed: "Blessed are the dead ...", while the south side reads: "Job ... 1706 ...".
The south-eastern tomb resembles the north-eastern one and has carved foliage decoration on both the north and south sides. The south side is inscribed: "Job son of Job Carter ... 1710(?)".
Local climate
Group of Four Tomb Chests Approximately Six Metres South of Chancel and 3 Metres East of South Chapel 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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