Chest Tomb in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary to Grimstead Family is a Grade II listed building in the St Albans local planning authority area, England. Tomb.
Chest Tomb in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary to Grimstead Family
- WRENN ID
- still-latch-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- St Albans
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted MP: Victoria Collins (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Chest Tomb in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary to Grimstead Family, Church End, Redbourn
- OS grid reference
- TL 099 115
- Coordinates
- 51.79203, -0.40686
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located in the churchyard of the Parish Church of St Mary, is dedicated to the Grimstead family. It dates from the early to mid-18th century and is situated approximately 7 metres northwest of the west tower. The tomb features marble sides, with a stone base and top. The angles are gadrooned and adorned with cherub heads. The short sides display a coat of arms and a carved allegory representing time and death.
Local climate
Chest Tomb in Churchyard of Parish Church of St Mary to Grimstead Family 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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