Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre East of South Porch of St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1992. Chest tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre East of South Porch of St Mary's Church
- WRENN ID
- calm-slate-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight East MP: Joe Robertson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 1992
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SZ 606 873
- Coordinates
- 50.68225, -1.14272
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the 17th century, is located approximately 1 meter east of the south porch of St Mary's Church. It is made of stone and features a moulded cornice.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 1 Metre East of South Porch of St Mary's Church receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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- No sale records on file
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