Chest Tomb About 6 Yards South-East of the Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb About 6 Yards South-East of the Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- forgotten-clay-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham MP: Nigel Huddleston (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 922 558
- Coordinates
- 52.20118, -2.11554
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located about 6 yards southeast of the Church of St John the Baptist, dates from the early 19th century and is constructed of sandstone ashlar. It features Gothic detailing, including a moulded base and flat capping. The tomb is adorned with corner and central side pilasters that have cusped, pointed-arched panels. The inscription panels have moulded edges, although the inscriptions themselves are eroded. This tomb is included for its group value.
Local climate
Chest Tomb About 6 Yards South-East of the Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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