Tomb Chest in Flamstead Churchyard (40 Metres to North East of Chancel) is a Grade II listed building in the Dacorum local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1987. Tomb.
Tomb Chest in Flamstead Churchyard (40 Metres to North East of Chancel)
- WRENN ID
- old-tallow-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dacorum
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted MP: Victoria Collins (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- TL 079 145
- Coordinates
- 51.81937, -0.43544
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tomb chest, located in Flamstead Churchyard 40 meters northeast of the chancel, was built in 1811 for Thomas Pickford Esq, a notable figure from Markyate and founder of a well-known carrier firm. Made of Portland stone, the tomb features tall, fluted corner pilasters and panels with rebated corners. It has a high moulded base resting on stone slabs that include sockets for railings. The top slab is hipped and weathered, with a half-round rim and acroteria. An inscription on the south side reads: "In a Vault beneath this Tomb are deposited the mortal Remains of Thos. PICKFORD Esq of Markgate Street in this parish who departed this life on the 21st Day of Septr 1811 in the 65 Year of his Age."
Local climate
Tomb Chest in Flamstead Churchyard (40 Metres to North East of Chancel) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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