Two Chest Tombs to the South of the Nave of the Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Milton Keynes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 2001. Tomb.
Two Chest Tombs to the South of the Nave of the Church of the Holy Trinity
- WRENN ID
- ruined-bailey-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North MP: Chris Curtis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 July 2001
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 803 412
- Coordinates
- 52.06419, -0.82974
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two chest tombs located to the south of the nave of the Church of the Holy Trinity, dating from the late 18th century. They are made of ironstone and feature quarter baluster corners. The tomb on the east side has inscriptions on two panels along each long side. These inscriptions read: "Thomas Ratliffe died Jan 17 1775 Aged 70 years," "Elizabeth Ratliffe died Jan 11 1746 Aged 42 years," "Edward Cooke died 24 July 1794 Aged 60 years," and "Mary Cooke died 27 Jan 1809 Aged 75 years."
The tomb on the west is raised on a plinth and is enclosed by early 19th-century cast iron railings that have spear finials and standards at the corners with urn finials. One face of this tomb is covered with ivy, but the other face bears the inscription: "Beneath...Jane Ratliffe Daughter of Tho & Emma Ratliffe departed this life June 16 1790 in the 23rd year of her age." These tombs are adjacent to Holy Trinity Church, with which they share group value.
Local climate
Two Chest Tombs to the South of the Nave of the Church of the Holy Trinity 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 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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