The 6 Tomb Chests in Churchyard Next Chancel, 5 on East, 1 on South is a Grade II listed building in the Dacorum local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1987. Tomb chest.
The 6 Tomb Chests in Churchyard Next Chancel, 5 on East, 1 on South
- WRENN ID
- other-mortar-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dacorum
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted MP: Victoria Collins (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 March 1987
- Type
- Tomb chest
- Address
- The 6 Tomb Chests in Churchyard Next Chancel, 5 on East, 1 on South, Gaddesden Row, Great Gaddesden
- OS grid reference
- TL 028 112
- Coordinates
- 51.79064, -0.5096
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are six tomb chests located in the churchyard next to the chancel, with five on the east side and one on the south side. These tomb chests date from the 18th century and early 19th century and are associated with the Greene family. They are made of carved limestone and feature black marble top slabs.
From south to north, the first four tombs on the east side of the chancel are: Mary Greene, who died in 1738; another similar tomb with an illegible inscription; a tomb for a member of the Greene family who died in 1791; and Henry Greene, who died in 1773. Each of these tombs has moulded edges on the inscribed top slab, gadrooned recessed corners, fielded panels on each face, and a moulded base.
The fifth tomb, dedicated to Henry Greene who died in 1834, shares a similar design to the one next to the south wall of the chancel. It features a fluted corner pilaster and a simpler tomb chest design with a moulded base, topped with a heavy inscribed slab.
Local climate
The 6 Tomb Chests in Churchyard Next Chancel, 5 on East, 1 on South 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 78% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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