Chest Tomb to Hannah Archer 2 Metres South West of Church is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1994. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb to Hannah Archer 2 Metres South West of Church
- WRENN ID
- buried-cobalt-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1994
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- TL 537 386
- Coordinates
- 52.02453, 0.23919
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a chest tomb located 2 meters southwest of the west end of the south aisle of Saint Mary's Church in Saffron Walden. It dates from the early 19th century and features fielded panels on all sides, with clasping corner buttresses that have recessed lancet decoration. The inscription on the south face reads: "Hannah, relict of the late George Archer, 1830."
Local climate
Chest Tomb to Hannah Archer 2 Metres South West of Church sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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 0.4°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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