Tomb Chest, 2 Metres from South East Nave Buttress on Parish Church is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Tomb chest.
Tomb Chest, 2 Metres from South East Nave Buttress on Parish Church
- WRENN ID
- weathered-cloister-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 1986
- Type
- Tomb chest
- OS grid reference
- TL 827 406
- Coordinates
- 52.0345, 0.66284
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tomb chest, dating from the late 18th century, is located 2 metres from the southeast nave buttress of the parish church. It is made of limestone and has a rectangular shape, featuring bulbous quarter balusters at each corner. Each long side of the chest is adorned with carved panels; the northern side displays two cupids, while the southern side features two cupid heads surrounded by floriated ribbons.
Local climate
Tomb Chest, 2 Metres from South East Nave Buttress on Parish Church sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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