Tomb Chest Approximately 6 Metres South of 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.
Tomb Chest Approximately 6 Metres South of Chapel of Church of St John
- WRENN ID
- crooked-postern-hawk
- 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
- 51.97851, -2.29263
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tomb chest, dating from the late 18th century, is located approximately 6 metres south of the south chapel of the Church of St John. It is made of limestone and has a square plan with square baluster corners. The chest features a fluted frieze adorned with paterae and a dentilled cornice. The moulded top includes an iron armature intended for a finial. Inscriptions on the south and north sides are illegible as of April 1986. The west side displays a carving of angels, with shafts of light radiating from a central triangle.
Local climate
Tomb Chest Approximately 6 Metres South of 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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