Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 14 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1983. Monument.
Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 14 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- former-pinnacle-lark
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1983
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SU 474 682
- Coordinates
- 51.41161, -1.31867
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three chest tombs located approximately 14 metres to the south of the nave of the Church of St Mary. The tombs date from around 1800 to the mid-19th century.
The first tomb, from around 1800, is made of ashlar and features fluted corner balusters and a moulded top. The second tomb, dated 1861, is also constructed of ashlar, with sides that display gothic panelling, along with a moulded top and base. The third tomb, dating from around 1800, is similar to the first, made of ashlar with fluted corner balusters and a moulded top and base.
Local climate
Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 14 Metres to South of Nave of Church of St Mary receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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