Chest Tomb Approximately 16 Meters West North West of North East Gate of Abbey Churchyard is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1999. A C17 Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 16 Meters West North West of North East Gate of Abbey Churchyard
- WRENN ID
- moated-merlon-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1999
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 947 458
- Coordinates
- 52.11093, -2.0776
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 16 meters west-northwest of the northeast gate of the Abbey churchyard in Pershore, dates from the early 17th century. It is made of stone and features a heavily-moulded capping slab with sides that display relief round arches. The inscription on the tomb is illegible.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 16 Meters West North West of North East Gate of Abbey Churchyard 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 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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