Sarcophagus, 13 Yards West of West Entrance. Commemorating E E Parker, E C Parker and J D Parker is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 December 1978. Monument.
Sarcophagus, 13 Yards West of West Entrance. Commemorating E E Parker, E C Parker and J D Parker
- WRENN ID
- solemn-minaret-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Chelmsford MP: Marie Goldman (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 December 1978
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- TL 707 069
- Coordinates
- 51.73526, 0.47184
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sarcophagus located 13 yards west of the west entrance of the Cathedral is a 19th-century stone structure. It features a base of two steps leading up to the sarcophagus itself, which has a flat top with wave-moulded edges. There are four inscribed panels and square bulbous quarter-balusters set into each corner. This memorial commemorates E E Parker, E C Parker, and J D Parker.
Local climate
Sarcophagus, 13 Yards West of West Entrance. Commemorating E E Parker, E C Parker and J D Parker 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 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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