Three Tombchests on A Continuous Plinth, 1 Metre South of the Chancel of Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 January 1986. Tombchests.
Three Tombchests on A Continuous Plinth, 1 Metre South of the Chancel of Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- winding-rubble-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 January 1986
- Type
- Tombchests
- OS grid reference
- TM 102 515
- Coordinates
- 52.12223, 1.06964
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Three tombchests are located on a continuous plinth, 1 metre south of the chancel of the Church of St. Peter. These tombchests date from the 18th century. The first and second tombchests have lost their limestone side and end panels, exposing the red brick fabric underneath. The inscribed marble slabs on the upper surfaces remain intact.
The first slab is dedicated to Mary, widow of Thomas Wingfield, who died in 1682. The second slab commemorates Elizabeth and Nathaniel Acton, who died in 1741 and 1745, respectively, and features a well-carved achievement. The third tombchest belongs to Nathaniel Acton and dates from the mid-18th century; while the inscription is complete, it is not clearly legible.
The limestone panels of these tombchests are richly carved, with one end displaying a skull and crossed palm fronds and the other end adorned with festoons. Both side panels feature swags and a fine central achievement. These tombchests can be compared to the Acton family floor slabs located in the chancel of the adjacent Church of St. Peter.
Local climate
Three Tombchests on A Continuous Plinth, 1 Metre South of the Chancel of Church of St Peter 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 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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