Chest Tomb to the Benbow Family About 15 Yards South of the South Porch of the Church of St Bartholomew's is a Grade II listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1984. Tomb.
Chest Tomb to the Benbow Family About 15 Yards South of the South Porch of the Church of St Bartholomew's
- WRENN ID
- eternal-chapel-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1984
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 836 606
- Coordinates
- 52.24384, -2.2412
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from around 1830, is located about 15 yards south of the south porch of the Church of St Bartholomew's. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar and designed in the Greek Revival style. The tomb features a moulded plinth and flat capping, with reeded corner pilasters. The sides are adorned with corner fans and shaped inscription panels that display raised lettering. It commemorates William Benbow, who died in 1821, and Elizabeth Benbow, who died in 1827.
Local climate
Chest Tomb to the Benbow Family About 15 Yards South of the South Porch of the Church of St Bartholomew's receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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