Tomb Chest About 20 Metres South South West of Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1993. Tomb chest.
Tomb Chest About 20 Metres South South West of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- floating-outpost-onyx
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 August 1993
- Type
- Tomb chest
- OS grid reference
- TM 165 907
- Coordinates
- 52.47178, 1.18711
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This tomb chest, dating from the 15th century, is located about 20 metres south-southwest of the Church of St Michael in Great Moulton. It is made of stone and features alternating square and rectangular panels. The square panels are decorated with quatrefoils that have enclosed trefoils around a square, while the rectangular panels display shields and trefoils above. The tomb chest has a moulded plinth and a slab that includes a cavetto cornice. It was noted in the early 18th century by F. Blomefield, who described it as a very antique altar tomb located at the southwest corner of the churchyard, although he mentioned that there were no arms or inscription present.
Local climate
Tomb Chest About 20 Metres South South West of Church of St Michael sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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